diff --git a/archive-tar.c b/archive-tar.c
index e16d3f756dd..5a77701a15c 100644
--- a/archive-tar.c
+++ b/archive-tar.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void write_trailer(void)
  * queues up writes, so that all our write(2) calls write exactly one
  * full block; pads writes to RECORDSIZE
  */
-static int stream_blocked(const struct object_id *oid)
+static int stream_blocked(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	struct git_istream *st;
 	enum object_type type;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int stream_blocked(const struct object_id *oid)
 	char buf[BLOCKSIZE];
 	ssize_t readlen;
 
-	st = open_istream(oid, &type, &sz, NULL);
+	st = open_istream(r, oid, &type, &sz, NULL);
 	if (!st)
 		return error(_("cannot stream blob %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
 	for (;;) {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int write_tar_entry(struct archiver_args *args,
 		if (buffer)
 			write_blocked(buffer, size);
 		else
-			err = stream_blocked(oid);
+			err = stream_blocked(args->repo, oid);
 	}
 	free(buffer);
 	return err;
diff --git a/archive-zip.c b/archive-zip.c
index 11f5b1974ba..e9f426298b6 100644
--- a/archive-zip.c
+++ b/archive-zip.c
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ static int write_zip_entry(struct archiver_args *args,
 
 		if (S_ISREG(mode) && type == OBJ_BLOB && !args->convert &&
 		    size > big_file_threshold) {
-			stream = open_istream(oid, &type, &size, NULL);
+			stream = open_istream(args->repo, oid, &type, &size,
+					      NULL);
 			if (!stream)
 				return error(_("cannot stream blob %s"),
 					     oid_to_hex(oid));
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 60a5591039a..7a08da84010 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ static int check_collison(struct object_entry *entry)
 
 	memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
 	data.entry = entry;
-	data.st = open_istream(&entry->idx.oid, &type, &size, NULL);
+	data.st = open_istream(the_repository, &entry->idx.oid, &type, &size,
+			       NULL);
 	if (!data.st)
 		return -1;
 	if (size != entry->size || type != entry->type)
diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 393c20a2d78..ef17efd94e2 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ static unsigned long write_no_reuse_object(struct hashfile *f, struct object_ent
 	if (!usable_delta) {
 		if (oe_type(entry) == OBJ_BLOB &&
 		    oe_size_greater_than(&to_pack, entry, big_file_threshold) &&
-		    (st = open_istream(&entry->idx.oid, &type, &size, NULL)) != NULL)
+		    (st = open_istream(the_repository, &entry->idx.oid, &type,
+				       &size, NULL)) != NULL)
 			buf = NULL;
 		else {
 			buf = read_object_file(&entry->idx.oid, &type, &size);
diff --git a/sha1-file.c b/sha1-file.c
index 188de57634b..89ab9862053 100644
--- a/sha1-file.c
+++ b/sha1-file.c
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ int check_object_signature(const struct object_id *oid, void *map,
 		return !oideq(oid, &real_oid) ? -1 : 0;
 	}
 
-	st = open_istream(oid, &obj_type, &size, NULL);
+	st = open_istream(the_repository, oid, &obj_type, &size, NULL);
 	if (!st)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/streaming.c b/streaming.c
index fcd63032192..800f07a52cc 100644
--- a/streaming.c
+++ b/streaming.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ enum input_source {
 };
 
 typedef int (*open_istream_fn)(struct git_istream *,
+			       struct repository *,
 			       struct object_info *,
 			       const struct object_id *,
 			       enum object_type *);
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ struct stream_vtbl {
 
 #define open_method_decl(name) \
 	int open_istream_ ##name \
-	(struct git_istream *st, struct object_info *oi, \
-	 const struct object_id *oid, \
+	(struct git_istream *st, struct repository *r, \
+	 struct object_info *oi, const struct object_id *oid, \
 	 enum object_type *type)
 
 #define close_method_decl(name) \
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ ssize_t read_istream(struct git_istream *st, void *buf, size_t sz)
 	return st->vtbl->read(st, buf, sz);
 }
 
-static enum input_source istream_source(const struct object_id *oid,
+static enum input_source istream_source(struct repository *r,
+					const struct object_id *oid,
 					enum object_type *type,
 					struct object_info *oi)
 {
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ static enum input_source istream_source(const struct object_id *oid,
 
 	oi->typep = type;
 	oi->sizep = &size;
-	status = oid_object_info_extended(the_repository, oid, oi, 0);
+	status = oid_object_info_extended(r, oid, oi, 0);
 	if (status < 0)
 		return stream_error;
 
@@ -133,22 +135,23 @@ static enum input_source istream_source(const struct object_id *oid,
 	}
 }
 
-struct git_istream *open_istream(const struct object_id *oid,
+struct git_istream *open_istream(struct repository *r,
+				 const struct object_id *oid,
 				 enum object_type *type,
 				 unsigned long *size,
 				 struct stream_filter *filter)
 {
 	struct git_istream *st;
 	struct object_info oi = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
-	const struct object_id *real = lookup_replace_object(the_repository, oid);
-	enum input_source src = istream_source(real, type, &oi);
+	const struct object_id *real = lookup_replace_object(r, oid);
+	enum input_source src = istream_source(r, real, type, &oi);
 
 	if (src < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	st = xmalloc(sizeof(*st));
-	if (open_istream_tbl[src](st, &oi, real, type)) {
-		if (open_istream_incore(st, &oi, real, type)) {
+	if (open_istream_tbl[src](st, r, &oi, real, type)) {
+		if (open_istream_incore(st, r, &oi, real, type)) {
 			free(st);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -338,8 +341,7 @@ static struct stream_vtbl loose_vtbl = {
 
 static open_method_decl(loose)
 {
-	st->u.loose.mapped = map_loose_object(the_repository,
-					      oid, &st->u.loose.mapsize);
+	st->u.loose.mapped = map_loose_object(r, oid, &st->u.loose.mapsize);
 	if (!st->u.loose.mapped)
 		return -1;
 	if ((unpack_loose_header(&st->z,
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ static struct stream_vtbl incore_vtbl = {
 
 static open_method_decl(incore)
 {
-	st->u.incore.buf = read_object_file_extended(the_repository, oid, type, &st->size, 0);
+	st->u.incore.buf = read_object_file_extended(r, oid, type, &st->size, 0);
 	st->u.incore.read_ptr = 0;
 	st->vtbl = &incore_vtbl;
 
@@ -520,7 +522,7 @@ int stream_blob_to_fd(int fd, const struct object_id *oid, struct stream_filter
 	ssize_t kept = 0;
 	int result = -1;
 
-	st = open_istream(oid, &type, &sz, filter);
+	st = open_istream(the_repository, oid, &type, &sz, filter);
 	if (!st) {
 		if (filter)
 			free_stream_filter(filter);
diff --git a/streaming.h b/streaming.h
index f465a3cd311..5e4e6acfd0d 100644
--- a/streaming.h
+++ b/streaming.h
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 /* opaque */
 struct git_istream;
 
-struct git_istream *open_istream(const struct object_id *, enum object_type *, unsigned long *, struct stream_filter *);
+struct git_istream *open_istream(struct repository *, const struct object_id *,
+				 enum object_type *, unsigned long *,
+				 struct stream_filter *);
 int close_istream(struct git_istream *);
 ssize_t read_istream(struct git_istream *, void *, size_t);