l = (struct leaf_node *)
                                xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct leaf_node));
                        hashcpy(l->key_sha1, object_sha1);
-                       hashcpy(l->val_sha1, entry.sha1);
+                       hashcpy(l->val_sha1, entry.oid->hash);
                        if (len < 20) {
                                if (!S_ISDIR(entry.mode) || path_len != 2)
                                        goto handle_non_note; /* not subtree */
                        }
                        strbuf_addstr(&non_note_path, entry.path);
                        add_non_note(t, strbuf_detach(&non_note_path, NULL),
-                                    entry.mode, entry.sha1);
+                                    entry.mode, entry.oid->hash);
                }
        }
        free(buf);
        struct string_list_item *item;
        int counter = 0;
        struct notes_tree **trees;
-       trees = xmalloc((refs->nr+1) * sizeof(struct notes_tree *));
+       ALLOC_ARRAY(trees, refs->nr + 1);
        for_each_string_list_item(item, refs) {
                struct notes_tree *t = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct notes_tree));
                init_notes(t, item->string, combine_notes_ignore, flags);
        else
                strbuf_insert(sb, 0, "refs/notes/", 11);
 }
+
+void expand_loose_notes_ref(struct strbuf *sb)
+{
+       unsigned char object[20];
+
+       if (get_sha1(sb->buf, object)) {
+               /* fallback to expand_notes_ref */
+               expand_notes_ref(sb);
+       }
+}