1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bundle.c b/bundle.c
index ce164c37bc..b0a8a925cb 100644
--- a/bundle.c
+++ b/bundle.c
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@ int read_bundle_header_fd(int fd, struct bundle_header *header,
 		goto abort;
 	}
 
-	header->hash_algo = the_hash_algo;
+	/*
+	 * The default hash format for bundles is SHA1, unless told otherwise
+	 * by an "object-format=" capability, which is being handled in
+	 * `parse_capability()`.
+	 */
+	header->hash_algo = &hash_algos[GIT_HASH_SHA1];
 
 	/* The bundle header ends with an empty line */
 	while (!strbuf_getwholeline_fd(&buf, fd, '\n') &&