if (!object) {
                        if (revs->ignore_missing_links || (flags & UNINTERESTING))
                                return NULL;
+                       if (revs->exclude_promisor_objects &&
+                           is_promisor_object(&tag->tagged->oid))
+                               return NULL;
                        die("bad object %s", oid_to_hex(&tag->tagged->oid));
                }
                object->flags |= flags;