diff --git a/commit-graph.c b/commit-graph.c
index 06f8dc1d89..afc4f37442 100644
--- a/commit-graph.c
+++ b/commit-graph.c
@@ -139,13 +139,17 @@ static struct commit_graph_data *commit_graph_data_at(const struct commit *c)
 	return data;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Should be used only while writing commit-graph as it compares
+ * generation value of commits by directly accessing commit-slab.
+ */
 static int commit_gen_cmp(const void *va, const void *vb)
 {
 	const struct commit *a = *(const struct commit **)va;
 	const struct commit *b = *(const struct commit **)vb;
 
-	uint32_t generation_a = commit_graph_generation(a);
-	uint32_t generation_b = commit_graph_generation(b);
+	uint32_t generation_a = commit_graph_data_at(a)->generation;
+	uint32_t generation_b = commit_graph_data_at(b)->generation;
 	/* lower generation commits first */
 	if (generation_a < generation_b)
 		return -1;