3 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/alloc.c b/alloc.c
index 9e2b897ec1..290250e359 100644
--- a/alloc.c
+++ b/alloc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void *alloc_tree_node_the_repository(void)
 }
 
 static struct alloc_state tag_state;
-void *alloc_tag_node(void)
+void *alloc_tag_node_the_repository(void)
 {
 	struct tag *t = alloc_node(&tag_state, sizeof(struct tag));
 	t->object.type = OBJ_TAG;
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index bf6e8c87d8..32f340cde5 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1770,7 +1770,8 @@ extern void *alloc_blob_node_the_repository(void);
 extern void *alloc_tree_node_the_repository(void);
 #define alloc_commit_node(r) alloc_commit_node_##r()
 extern void *alloc_commit_node_the_repository(void);
-extern void *alloc_tag_node(void);
+#define alloc_tag_node(r) alloc_tag_node_##r()
+extern void *alloc_tag_node_the_repository(void);
 extern void *alloc_object_node(void);
 extern void alloc_report(void);
 extern unsigned int alloc_commit_index(void);
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 7150b759d6..02ef4eaafc 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct tag *lookup_tag(const struct object_id *oid)
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(oid->hash);
 	if (!obj)
 		return create_object(the_repository, oid->hash,
-				     alloc_tag_node());
+				     alloc_tag_node(the_repository));
 	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_TAG, 0);
 }