1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index 2522b87d77..75c028b300 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ void init_notes(struct notes_tree *t, const char *notes_ref,
 		return;
 	if (flags & NOTES_INIT_WRITABLE && read_ref(notes_ref, &object_oid))
 		die("Cannot use notes ref %s", notes_ref);
-	if (get_tree_entry(&object_oid, "", &oid, &mode))
+	if (get_tree_entry(the_repository, &object_oid, "", &oid, &mode))
 		die("Failed to read notes tree referenced by %s (%s)",
 		    notes_ref, oid_to_hex(&object_oid));