diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 364c7a84cbc..86dff0fc069 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ proc unmerged_files {files} {
 }
 
 proc parseviewargs {n arglist} {
-    global vdatemode vmergeonly vflags vdflags vrevs vfiltered vorigargs
+    global vdatemode vmergeonly vflags vdflags vrevs vfiltered vorigargs env
 
     set vdatemode($n) 0
     set vmergeonly($n) 0
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ proc parseviewargs {n arglist} {
 		# git rev-parse doesn't understand --merge
 		lappend revargs --gitk-symmetric-diff-marker MERGE_HEAD...HEAD
 	    }
+	    "--no-replace-objects" {
+		set env(GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS) "1"
+	    }
 	    "-*" {
 		# Other flag arguments including -<n>
 		if {[string is digit -strict [string range $arg 1 end]]} {