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diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 0631922886..b7147f893b 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -1704,11 +1704,11 @@ static struct commit *get_base_commit(const char *base_commit,
*/
while (rev_nr > 1) {
for (i = 0; i < rev_nr / 2; i++) {
- struct commit_list *merge_base;
- merge_base = repo_get_merge_bases(the_repository,
- rev[2 * i],
- rev[2 * i + 1]);
- if (!merge_base || merge_base->next) {
+ struct commit_list *merge_base = NULL;
+ if (repo_get_merge_bases(the_repository,
+ rev[2 * i],
+ rev[2 * i + 1], &merge_base) < 0 ||
+ !merge_base || merge_base->next) {
if (die_on_failure) {
die(_("failed to find exact merge base"));
} else {