1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/archive.c b/archive.c
index 6cfb9e4..ff2bb54 100644
--- a/archive.c
+++ b/archive.c
@@ -275,9 +275,11 @@ int write_archive_entries(struct archiver_args *args,
 	int err;
 	struct strbuf path_in_archive = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf content = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct object_id fake_oid = null_oid;
+	struct object_id fake_oid;
 	int i;
 
+	oidcpy(&fake_oid, null_oid());
+
 	if (args->baselen > 0 && args->base[args->baselen - 1] == '/') {
 		size_t len = args->baselen;