diff --git a/commit-graph.c b/commit-graph.c
index b63a1fc85e..f83f6d2373 100644
--- a/commit-graph.c
+++ b/commit-graph.c
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
 
 #define GRAPH_LAST_EDGE 0x80000000
 
+#define GRAPH_HEADER_SIZE 8
 #define GRAPH_FANOUT_SIZE (4 * 256)
 #define GRAPH_CHUNKLOOKUP_WIDTH 12
-#define GRAPH_MIN_SIZE (5 * GRAPH_CHUNKLOOKUP_WIDTH + GRAPH_FANOUT_SIZE + \
-			GRAPH_OID_LEN + 8)
+#define GRAPH_MIN_SIZE (GRAPH_HEADER_SIZE + 4 * GRAPH_CHUNKLOOKUP_WIDTH \
+			+ GRAPH_FANOUT_SIZE + GRAPH_OID_LEN)
 
 char *get_commit_graph_filename(const char *obj_dir)
 {