1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 0eee410764..116774c210 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ int find_commit_subject(const char *commit_buffer, const char **subject)
 	while (*p && (*p != '\n' || p[1] != '\n'))
 		p++;
 	if (*p) {
-		p += 2;
+		p = skip_blank_lines(p + 2);
 		for (eol = p; *eol && *eol != '\n'; eol++)
 			; /* do nothing */
 	} else