diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index f3eaf1d..a8bdd09 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
 int register_commit_graft(struct commit_graft *, int);
 struct commit_graft *lookup_commit_graft(const unsigned char *sha1);
 
+const unsigned char *lookup_replace_object(const unsigned char *sha1);
+
 extern struct commit_list *get_merge_bases(struct commit *rev1, struct commit *rev2, int cleanup);
 extern struct commit_list *get_merge_bases_many(struct commit *one, int n, struct commit **twos, int cleanup);
 extern struct commit_list *get_octopus_merge_bases(struct commit_list *in);