diff --git a/pack-bitmap.c b/pack-bitmap.c
index b2e7d06d60..38b35c4823 100644
--- a/pack-bitmap.c
+++ b/pack-bitmap.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int open_pack_bitmap_1(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git, struct packed_git
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int load_reverse_index(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git)
+static int load_reverse_index(struct repository *r, struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git)
 {
 	if (bitmap_is_midx(bitmap_git)) {
 		uint32_t i;
@@ -477,23 +477,23 @@ static int load_reverse_index(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git)
 		 * since we will need to make use of them in pack-objects.
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < bitmap_git->midx->num_packs; i++) {
-			ret = load_pack_revindex(bitmap_git->midx->packs[i]);
+			ret = load_pack_revindex(r, bitmap_git->midx->packs[i]);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
-	return load_pack_revindex(bitmap_git->pack);
+	return load_pack_revindex(r, bitmap_git->pack);
 }
 
-static int load_bitmap(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git)
+static int load_bitmap(struct repository *r, struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git)
 {
 	assert(bitmap_git->map);
 
 	bitmap_git->bitmaps = kh_init_oid_map();
 	bitmap_git->ext_index.positions = kh_init_oid_pos();
 
-	if (load_reverse_index(bitmap_git))
+	if (load_reverse_index(r, bitmap_git))
 		goto failed;
 
 	if (!(bitmap_git->commits = read_bitmap_1(bitmap_git)) ||
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ struct bitmap_index *prepare_bitmap_git(struct repository *r)
 {
 	struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*bitmap_git));
 
-	if (!open_bitmap(r, bitmap_git) && !load_bitmap(bitmap_git))
+	if (!open_bitmap(r, bitmap_git) && !load_bitmap(r, bitmap_git))
 		return bitmap_git;
 
 	free_bitmap_index(bitmap_git);
@@ -589,9 +589,10 @@ struct bitmap_index *prepare_bitmap_git(struct repository *r)
 
 struct bitmap_index *prepare_midx_bitmap_git(struct multi_pack_index *midx)
 {
+	struct repository *r = the_repository;
 	struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*bitmap_git));
 
-	if (!open_midx_bitmap_1(bitmap_git, midx) && !load_bitmap(bitmap_git))
+	if (!open_midx_bitmap_1(bitmap_git, midx) && !load_bitmap(r, bitmap_git))
 		return bitmap_git;
 
 	free_bitmap_index(bitmap_git);
@@ -1592,7 +1593,7 @@ struct bitmap_index *prepare_bitmap_walk(struct rev_info *revs,
 	 * from disk. this is the point of no return; after this the rev_list
 	 * becomes invalidated and we must perform the revwalk through bitmaps
 	 */
-	if (load_bitmap(bitmap_git) < 0)
+	if (load_bitmap(revs->repo, bitmap_git) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	object_array_clear(&revs->pending);
@@ -1742,6 +1743,7 @@ int reuse_partial_packfile_from_bitmap(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 				       uint32_t *entries,
 				       struct bitmap **reuse_out)
 {
+	struct repository *r = the_repository;
 	struct packed_git *pack;
 	struct bitmap *result = bitmap_git->result;
 	struct bitmap *reuse;
@@ -1752,7 +1754,7 @@ int reuse_partial_packfile_from_bitmap(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 
 	assert(result);
 
-	load_reverse_index(bitmap_git);
+	load_reverse_index(r, bitmap_git);
 
 	if (bitmap_is_midx(bitmap_git))
 		pack = bitmap_git->midx->packs[midx_preferred_pack(bitmap_git)];
@@ -2132,11 +2134,12 @@ int rebuild_bitmap(const uint32_t *reposition,
 uint32_t *create_bitmap_mapping(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 				struct packing_data *mapping)
 {
+	struct repository *r = the_repository;
 	uint32_t i, num_objects;
 	uint32_t *reposition;
 
 	if (!bitmap_is_midx(bitmap_git))
-		load_reverse_index(bitmap_git);
+		load_reverse_index(r, bitmap_git);
 	else if (load_midx_revindex(bitmap_git->midx) < 0)
 		BUG("rebuild_existing_bitmaps: missing required rev-cache "
 		    "extension");
diff --git a/pack-revindex.c b/pack-revindex.c
index 03c7e81f9d..e3d69cc0f7 100644
--- a/pack-revindex.c
+++ b/pack-revindex.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static int load_pack_revindex_from_disk(struct packed_git *p)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int load_pack_revindex(struct packed_git *p)
+int load_pack_revindex(struct repository *r, struct packed_git *p)
 {
 	if (p->revindex || p->revindex_data)
 		return 0;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ int offset_to_pack_pos(struct packed_git *p, off_t ofs, uint32_t *pos)
 {
 	unsigned lo, hi;
 
-	if (load_pack_revindex(p) < 0)
+	if (load_pack_revindex(the_repository, p) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	lo = 0;
diff --git a/pack-revindex.h b/pack-revindex.h
index 4974e75eb4..3d1969ce8b 100644
--- a/pack-revindex.h
+++ b/pack-revindex.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 struct packed_git;
 struct multi_pack_index;
+struct repository;
 
 /*
  * load_pack_revindex populates the revindex's internal data-structures for the
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ struct multi_pack_index;
  * If a '.rev' file is present it is mmap'd, and pointers are assigned into it
  * (instead of using the in-memory variant).
  */
-int load_pack_revindex(struct packed_git *p);
+int load_pack_revindex(struct repository *r, struct packed_git *p);
 
 /*
  * load_midx_revindex loads the '.rev' file corresponding to the given
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index b120405ccc..717fd685c9 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ int for_each_object_in_pack(struct packed_git *p,
 	int r = 0;
 
 	if (flags & FOR_EACH_OBJECT_PACK_ORDER) {
-		if (load_pack_revindex(p))
+		if (load_pack_revindex(the_repository, p))
 			return -1;
 	}