diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
index 47160080904..797215746c9 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/keybindings"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 // This controller is for all contexts that contain a list of commits.
@@ -281,11 +280,7 @@ func (self *BasicCommitsController) createResetMenu(commit *models.Commit) error
 }
 
 func (self *BasicCommitsController) checkout(commit *models.Commit) error {
-	commitBranches := lo.Filter(self.c.Model().Branches, func(branch *models.Branch, _ int) bool {
-		return commit.Hash == branch.CommitHash && branch.Name != self.c.Model().CheckedOutBranch
-	})
-
-	return self.c.Helpers().Refs.CreateCheckoutMenu(commit.Hash, commitBranches)
+	return self.c.Helpers().Refs.CreateCheckoutMenu(commit)
 }
 
 func (self *BasicCommitsController) copyRange(*models.Commit) error {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
index 6cb838e7f52..7b5374783a5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type IRefsHelper interface {
 	CheckoutRef(ref string, options types.CheckoutRefOptions) error
 	GetCheckedOutRef() *models.Branch
 	CreateGitResetMenu(ref string) error
-	CreateCheckoutMenu(ref string, branches []*models.Branch) error
+	CreateCheckoutMenu(commit *models.Commit) error
 	ResetToRef(ref string, strength string, envVars []string) error
 	NewBranch(from string, fromDescription string, suggestedBranchname string) error
 }
@@ -272,7 +272,12 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) CreateGitResetMenu(ref string) error {
 	})
 }
 
-func (self *RefsHelper) CreateCheckoutMenu(ref string, branches []*models.Branch) error {
+func (self *RefsHelper) CreateCheckoutMenu(commit *models.Commit) error {
+	branches := lo.Filter(self.c.Model().Branches, func(branch *models.Branch, _ int) bool {
+		return commit.Hash == branch.CommitHash && branch.Name != self.c.Model().CheckedOutBranch
+	})
+
+	ref := commit.Hash
 	var menuItems []*types.MenuItem
 
 	menuItems = append(menuItems, &types.MenuItem{