diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index 232f3962d78..f0eeec82a9e 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ static int clean_index(const struct object_id *head, const struct object_id *rem
 static void am_rerere_clear(void)
 {
 	struct string_list merge_rr = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
-	rerere_clear(&merge_rr);
+	rerere_clear(the_repository, &merge_rr);
 	string_list_clear(&merge_rr, 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/rebase--interactive.c b/builtin/rebase--interactive.c
index d867050fd25..bd7d39e2af9 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase--interactive.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase--interactive.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int cmd_rebase__interactive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	case SKIP: {
 		struct string_list merge_rr = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 
-		rerere_clear(&merge_rr);
+		rerere_clear(the_repository, &merge_rr);
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case CONTINUE:
 		ret = sequencer_continue(the_repository, &opts);
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index d9bedecf86b..bc07d932a55 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		options.action = "skip";
 
-		rerere_clear(&merge_rr);
+		rerere_clear(the_repository, &merge_rr);
 		string_list_clear(&merge_rr, 1);
 
 		if (reset_head(NULL, "reset", NULL, 0, NULL, NULL) < 0)
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		struct string_list merge_rr = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 		options.action = "abort";
 
-		rerere_clear(&merge_rr);
+		rerere_clear(the_repository, &merge_rr);
 		string_list_clear(&merge_rr, 1);
 
 		if (read_basic_state(&options))
diff --git a/builtin/rerere.c b/builtin/rerere.c
index e89ccbc524a..6f28c19b20d 100644
--- a/builtin/rerere.c
+++ b/builtin/rerere.c
@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@ int cmd_rerere(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "clear")) {
-		rerere_clear(&merge_rr);
+		rerere_clear(the_repository, &merge_rr);
 	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "gc"))
-		rerere_gc(&merge_rr);
+		rerere_gc(the_repository, &merge_rr);
 	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "status")) {
-		if (setup_rerere(&merge_rr, flags | RERERE_READONLY) < 0)
+		if (setup_rerere(the_repository, &merge_rr,
+				 flags | RERERE_READONLY) < 0)
 			return 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < merge_rr.nr; i++)
 			printf("%s\n", merge_rr.items[i].string);
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ int cmd_rerere(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				merge_rr.items[i].util = NULL;
 		}
 	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "diff")) {
-		if (setup_rerere(&merge_rr, flags | RERERE_READONLY) < 0)
+		if (setup_rerere(the_repository, &merge_rr,
+				 flags | RERERE_READONLY) < 0)
 			return 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < merge_rr.nr; i++) {
 			const char *path = merge_rr.items[i].string;
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index b5b2357411f..13624038e66 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ static struct rerere_id *new_rerere_id(unsigned char *sha1)
  * work on (i.e. what is left by the previous invocation of "git
  * rerere" during the current conflict resolution session).
  */
-static void read_rr(struct string_list *rr)
+static void read_rr(struct repository *r, struct string_list *rr)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	FILE *in = fopen_or_warn(git_path_merge_rr(the_repository), "r");
+	FILE *in = fopen_or_warn(git_path_merge_rr(r), "r");
 
 	if (!in)
 		return;
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int rerere_remaining(struct repository *r, struct string_list *merge_rr)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (setup_rerere(merge_rr, RERERE_READONLY))
+	if (setup_rerere(r, merge_rr, RERERE_READONLY))
 		return 0;
 	if (read_index(r->index) < 0)
 		return error(_("index file corrupt"));
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static int is_rerere_enabled(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int setup_rerere(struct string_list *merge_rr, int flags)
+int setup_rerere(struct repository *r, struct string_list *merge_rr, int flags)
 {
 	int fd;
 
@@ -896,9 +896,9 @@ int setup_rerere(struct string_list *merge_rr, int flags)
 		fd = 0;
 	else
 		fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&write_lock,
-					       git_path_merge_rr(the_repository),
+					       git_path_merge_rr(r),
 					       LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
-	read_rr(merge_rr);
+	read_rr(r, merge_rr);
 	return fd;
 }
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ int repo_rerere(struct repository *r, int flags)
 	struct string_list merge_rr = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	int fd, status;
 
-	fd = setup_rerere(&merge_rr, flags);
+	fd = setup_rerere(r, &merge_rr, flags);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return 0;
 	status = do_plain_rerere(r, &merge_rr, fd);
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ int rerere_forget(struct repository *r, struct pathspec *pathspec)
 	if (read_index(r->index) < 0)
 		return error(_("index file corrupt"));
 
-	fd = setup_rerere(&merge_rr, RERERE_NOAUTOUPDATE);
+	fd = setup_rerere(r, &merge_rr, RERERE_NOAUTOUPDATE);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static void prune_one(struct rerere_id *id,
 		unlink_rr_item(id);
 }
 
-void rerere_gc(struct string_list *rr)
+void rerere_gc(struct repository *r, struct string_list *rr)
 {
 	struct string_list to_remove = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	DIR *dir;
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void rerere_gc(struct string_list *rr)
 	timestamp_t cutoff_noresolve = now - 15 * 86400;
 	timestamp_t cutoff_resolve = now - 60 * 86400;
 
-	if (setup_rerere(rr, 0) < 0)
+	if (setup_rerere(r, rr, 0) < 0)
 		return;
 
 	git_config_get_expiry_in_days("gc.rerereresolved", &cutoff_resolve, now);
@@ -1236,11 +1236,11 @@ void rerere_gc(struct string_list *rr)
  *
  * NEEDSWORK: shouldn't we be calling this from "reset --hard"?
  */
-void rerere_clear(struct string_list *merge_rr)
+void rerere_clear(struct repository *r, struct string_list *merge_rr)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (setup_rerere(merge_rr, 0) < 0)
+	if (setup_rerere(r, merge_rr, 0) < 0)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < merge_rr->nr; i++) {
@@ -1250,6 +1250,6 @@ void rerere_clear(struct string_list *merge_rr)
 			rmdir(rerere_path(id, NULL));
 		}
 	}
-	unlink_or_warn(git_path_merge_rr(the_repository));
+	unlink_or_warn(git_path_merge_rr(r));
 	rollback_lock_file(&write_lock);
 }
diff --git a/rerere.h b/rerere.h
index 5ad8864b3c7..c32d79c3bd8 100644
--- a/rerere.h
+++ b/rerere.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct rerere_id {
 	int variant;
 };
 
-int setup_rerere(struct string_list *, int);
+int setup_rerere(struct repository *,struct string_list *, int);
 #ifndef NO_THE_REPOSITORY_COMPATIBILITY_MACROS
 #define rerere(flags) repo_rerere(the_repository, flags)
 #endif
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ int repo_rerere(struct repository *, int);
 const char *rerere_path(const struct rerere_id *, const char *file);
 int rerere_forget(struct repository *, struct pathspec *);
 int rerere_remaining(struct repository *, struct string_list *);
-void rerere_clear(struct string_list *);
-void rerere_gc(struct string_list *);
+void rerere_clear(struct repository *, struct string_list *);
+void rerere_gc(struct repository *, struct string_list *);
 
 #define OPT_RERERE_AUTOUPDATE(v) OPT_UYN(0, "rerere-autoupdate", (v), \
 	N_("update the index with reused conflict resolution if possible"))