diff --git a/commit.go b/commit.go
index 9b89c62..acc12af 100644
--- a/commit.go
+++ b/commit.go
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ func (c *Commit) GetSubModules() (*objectCache, error) {
 	}
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(rd)
+	c.submoduleCache = newObjectCache()
 	var ismodule bool
 	var path string
 	for scanner.Scan() {
diff --git a/repo_commit.go b/repo_commit.go
index f808ea5..a653faf 100644
--- a/repo_commit.go
+++ b/repo_commit.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagCommitID(name string) (string, error) {
 // \n\n separate headers from message
 func parseCommitData(data []byte) (*Commit, error) {
 	commit := new(Commit)
-	commit.submoduleCache = newObjectCache()
 	commit.parents = make([]sha1, 0, 1)
 	// we now have the contents of the commit object. Let's investigate...
 	nextline := 0