1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 6559db3789..dce5c49ca2 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ int ref_resolves_to_object(const char *refname,
 {
 	if (flags & REF_ISBROKEN)
 		return 0;
-	if (!repo_has_object_file(repo, oid)) {
+	if (!has_object(repo, oid, HAS_OBJECT_RECHECK_PACKED | HAS_OBJECT_FETCH_PROMISOR)) {
 		error(_("%s does not point to a valid object!"), refname);
 		return 0;
 	}