diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository.rs b/crates/git/src/repository.rs
index 20b13e1f8ad1916bce78169e96ea19d90e781f31..2cf2368e75a87984b90493d43c8f0949067f4102 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository.rs
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@ impl GitRepository for RealGitRepository {
                         "--no-optional-locks",
                         "cat-file",
                         "--batch-check=%(objectname)",
-                        "-z",
                     ])
                     .stdin(Stdio::piped())
                     .stdout(Stdio::piped())
@@ -765,7 +764,7 @@ impl GitRepository for RealGitRepository {
                     .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no stdin for git cat-file subprocess"))?;
                 let mut stdin = BufWriter::new(stdin);
                 for rev in &revs {
-                    write!(&mut stdin, "{rev}\0")?;
+                    write!(&mut stdin, "{rev}\n")?;
                 }
                 drop(stdin);