diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 983e4c49ff..9f5476dc70 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int add_parents_to_list(struct rev_info *revs, struct commit *commit,
 			parent = parent->next;
 			if (p)
 				p->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
-			if (parse_commit(p) < 0)
+			if (parse_commit_gently(p, 1) < 0)
 				continue;
 			if (p->parents)
 				mark_parents_uninteresting(p);