1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 2efb5fbaa5..a01e465b11 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -541,7 +541,8 @@ static void dwim_branch_start(struct repository *r, const char *start_name,
 		die(_("not a valid object name: '%s'"), start_name);
 	}
 
-	switch (dwim_ref(start_name, strlen(start_name), &oid, &real_ref, 0)) {
+	switch (repo_dwim_ref(the_repository, start_name, strlen(start_name),
+			      &oid, &real_ref, 0)) {
 	case 0:
 		/* Not branching from any existing branch */
 		if (explicit_tracking)