diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index a6ef439192..fe8eaaf19f 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -188,17 +188,18 @@ struct object *parse_object(const unsigned char *sha1)
 	unsigned long size;
 	enum object_type type;
 	int eaten;
-	void *buffer = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
+	const unsigned char *repl;
+	void *buffer = read_sha1_file_repl(sha1, &type, &size, &repl);
 
 	if (buffer) {
 		struct object *obj;
-		if (check_sha1_signature(sha1, buffer, size, typename(type)) < 0) {
+		if (check_sha1_signature(repl, buffer, size, typename(type)) < 0) {
 			free(buffer);
-			error("sha1 mismatch %s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+			error("sha1 mismatch %s\n", sha1_to_hex(repl));
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
-		obj = parse_object_buffer(sha1, type, size, buffer, &eaten);
+		obj = parse_object_buffer(repl, type, size, buffer, &eaten);
 		if (!eaten)
 			free(buffer);
 		return obj;