diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index 35af51553d..e91cbf6d44 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ static void append_msg_id(struct strbuf *sb, const char *msg_id)
 	strbuf_addstr(sb, ": ");
 }
 
+static int object_on_skiplist(struct fsck_options *opts, struct object *obj)
+{
+	if (opts && opts->skiplist && obj)
+		return oid_array_lookup(opts->skiplist, &obj->oid) >= 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 __attribute__((format (printf, 4, 5)))
 static int report(struct fsck_options *options, struct object *object,
 	enum fsck_msg_id id, const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -292,8 +299,7 @@ static int report(struct fsck_options *options, struct object *object,
 	if (msg_type == FSCK_IGNORE)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (options->skiplist && object &&
-			oid_array_lookup(options->skiplist, &object->oid) >= 0)
+	if (object_on_skiplist(options, object))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (msg_type == FSCK_FATAL)
@@ -959,6 +965,9 @@ static int fsck_blob(struct blob *blob, const char *buf,
 		return 0;
 	oidset_insert(&gitmodules_done, &blob->object.oid);
 
+	if (object_on_skiplist(options, &blob->object))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!buf) {
 		/*
 		 * A missing buffer here is a sign that the caller found the