1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 3e18a41841..dfbcd7fcc2 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ static int run_gpg_verify(const char *buf, unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
 		return error("no signature found");
 	}
 
-	ret = check_signature(payload.buf, payload.len, signature.buf,
-				signature.len, &sigc);
+	sigc.payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_TAG;
+	sigc.payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc.payload_len);
+	ret = check_signature(&sigc, signature.buf, signature.len);
 
 	if (!(flags & GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS))
 		print_signature_buffer(&sigc, flags);