2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d33a556ff..a055f11aa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ git.spec: git.spec.in
 	mv $@+ $@
 
 GIT_TARNAME=git-$(GIT_VERSION)
-dist: git.spec git-archive configure
+dist: git.spec git-archive$(X) configure
 	./git-archive --format=tar \
 		--prefix=$(GIT_TARNAME)/ HEAD^{tree} > $(GIT_TARNAME).tar
 	@mkdir -p $(GIT_TARNAME)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 67d2a502a..fb33da111 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ int peel_ref(const char *ref, unsigned char *sha1)
 
 	/* fallback - callers should not call this for unpacked refs */
 	o = parse_object(base);
-	if (o->type == OBJ_TAG) {
+	if (o && o->type == OBJ_TAG) {
 		o = deref_tag(o, ref, 0);
 		if (o) {
 			hashcpy(sha1, o->sha1);