diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index f4f3dea99..fa1a4041e 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ goto_id(struct view *view, const char *expr, bool from_start, bool save_search)
 		report("Jumping to ID is not supported by the %s view", view->name);
 		return;
 	} else {
-		char *rev = argv_format_arg(view->env, expr);
+		char dest[SIZEOF_STR];
+		char *rev = snprintf(dest, SIZEOF_STR, "%s^{}", expr) ? argv_format_arg(view->env, dest) : NULL;
 		const char *rev_parse_argv[] = {
 			"git", "rev-parse", "--revs-only", rev, NULL
 		};