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diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index 9c3e0673d5..d4824800b7 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
die(_("%s: cannot lock the ref"), ref.buf);
if (write_ref_sha1(lock, object, NULL) < 0)
die(_("%s: cannot update the ref"), ref.buf);
- if (force && hashcmp(prev, object))
+ if (force && !is_null_sha1(prev) && hashcmp(prev, object))
printf(_("Updated tag '%s' (was %s)\n"), tag, find_unique_abbrev(prev, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
strbuf_release(&buf);