1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 64e040a99b..a348f085b2 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -1213,6 +1213,7 @@ int check_commit_signature(const struct commit *commit, struct signature_check *
 	if (parse_signed_commit(commit, &payload, &signature, the_hash_algo) <= 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	sigc->payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_COMMIT;
 	sigc->payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc->payload_len);
 	ret = check_signature(sigc, signature.buf, signature.len);