diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 8a25e28cad..2425896911 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -5178,13 +5178,14 @@ int complete_action(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts, unsigned fla
 		    struct string_list *commands, unsigned autosquash,
 		    struct todo_list *todo_list)
 {
-	const char *shortonto, *todo_file = rebase_path_todo();
+	char shortonto[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1];
+	const char *todo_file = rebase_path_todo();
 	struct todo_list new_todo = TODO_LIST_INIT;
 	struct strbuf *buf = &todo_list->buf, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct object_id oid = onto->object.oid;
 	int res;
 
-	shortonto = find_unique_abbrev(&oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
+	find_unique_abbrev_r(shortonto, &oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
 
 	if (buf->len == 0) {
 		struct todo_item *item = append_new_todo(todo_list);
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 61d2028342..07a1617351 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -1791,6 +1791,12 @@ test_expect_success 'correct error message for commit --amend after empty pick'
 	test_i18ngrep "middle of a rebase -- cannot amend." err
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'todo has correct onto hash' '
+	GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=cat git rebase -i no-conflict-branch~4 no-conflict-branch >actual &&
+	onto=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD~4) &&
+	test_i18ngrep "^# Rebase ..* onto $onto" actual
+'
+
 # This must be the last test in this file
 test_expect_success '$EDITOR and friends are unchanged' '
 	test_editor_unchanged