2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/hash-ll.h b/hash-ll.h
index b04fe12aef..faf6c292d2 100644
--- a/hash-ll.h
+++ b/hash-ll.h
@@ -341,6 +341,12 @@ static inline unsigned int oidhash(const struct object_id *oid)
 	return hash;
 }
 
+static inline int is_null_oid(const struct object_id *oid)
+{
+	static const unsigned char null_hash[GIT_MAX_RAWSZ];
+	return !memcmp(oid->hash, null_hash, GIT_MAX_RAWSZ);
+}
+
 const char *empty_tree_oid_hex(void);
 const char *empty_blob_oid_hex(void);
 
diff --git a/hash.h b/hash.h
index ddc2e5ca47..84f2296cfb 100644
--- a/hash.h
+++ b/hash.h
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 
 #define the_hash_algo the_repository->hash_algo
 
-static inline int is_null_oid(const struct object_id *oid)
-{
-	return oideq(oid, null_oid());
-}
-
 static inline int is_empty_blob_oid(const struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	return oideq(oid, the_hash_algo->empty_blob);