unsigned char sha1[20];
                /* Is it a rev? */
                if (!get_sha1(arg, sha1)) {
-                       struct object *object = parse_object(sha1);
-                       if (!object)
-                               die(_("bad object %s"), arg);
+                       struct object *object = parse_object_or_die(sha1, arg);
                        add_object_array(object, arg, &list);
                        continue;
                }