diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index 64700c71..f12e66d6 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ def each_commit_header(data)
     def tag_data(name)
       sha = sha.to_s
       tdata = command_lines('cat-file', 'tag', name)
-      process_tag_data(tdata, name, 0)
+      process_tag_data(tdata, name)
     end
 
-    def process_tag_data(data, name, indent=4)
+    def process_tag_data(data, name)
       hsh = {
         'name'    => name,
         'message' => ''
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def process_tag_data(data, name, indent=4)
         hsh[key] = value.join(' ')
       end
 
-      hsh['message'] = data.collect {|line| line[indent..-1]}.join("\n") + "\n"
+      hsh['message'] = data.join("\n") + "\n"
 
       return hsh
     end