diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/VersionedMetaData.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/VersionedMetaData.java
index 68482eed0f..6b6d97f611 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/VersionedMetaData.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/VersionedMetaData.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public abstract class VersionedMetaData {
   public void load(RevWalk walk, ObjectId id) throws IOException, ConfigInvalidException {
     this.reader = walk.getObjectReader();
     try {
-      revision = id != null ? new RevWalk(reader).parseCommit(id) : null;
+      revision = id != null ? walk.parseCommit(id) : null;
       onLoad();
     } finally {
       reader = null;