diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index c41715b5013..64a52fd68de 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -769,11 +769,8 @@ void GitPlugin::startRebase()
         return;
     LogChangeDialog dialog(false);
     dialog.setWindowTitle(tr("Interactive Rebase"));
-    if (!dialog.runDialog(workingDirectory, QString(), false))
-        return;
-    const QString change = dialog.commit();
-    if (!change.isEmpty())
-        m_gitClient->interactiveRebase(workingDirectory, change, *stashGuard.take(), false);
+    if (dialog.runDialog(workingDirectory, QString(), false))
+        m_gitClient->interactiveRebase(workingDirectory, dialog.commit(), *stashGuard.take(), false);
 }
 
 void GitPlugin::startChangeRelatedAction()
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
index 2bf627be360..23e32339701 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ bool LogChangeWidget::init(const QString &repository, const QString &commit, boo
 
 QString LogChangeWidget::commit() const
 {
-    // Return Sha1, or empty for top commit.
     if (const QStandardItem *sha1Item = currentItem(Sha1Column))
-        return sha1Item->row() ? sha1Item->text() :  QString();
+        return sha1Item->text();
     return QString();
 }