diff --git a/alloc.c b/alloc.c
index 28b85b2214..277dadd221 100644
--- a/alloc.c
+++ b/alloc.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void *alloc_object_node_the_repository(void)
 
 static struct alloc_state commit_state;
 
-unsigned int alloc_commit_index(void)
+unsigned int alloc_commit_index_the_repository(void)
 {
 	static unsigned int count;
 	return count++;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void *alloc_commit_node_the_repository(void)
 {
 	struct commit *c = alloc_node(&commit_state, sizeof(struct commit));
 	c->object.type = OBJ_COMMIT;
-	c->index = alloc_commit_index();
+	c->index = alloc_commit_index(the_repository);
 	return c;
 }
 
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 01cc207d21..0e6c5dd563 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1776,7 +1776,8 @@ extern void *alloc_tag_node_the_repository(void);
 extern void *alloc_object_node_the_repository(void);
 #define alloc_report(r) alloc_report_##r()
 extern void alloc_report_the_repository(void);
-extern unsigned int alloc_commit_index(void);
+#define alloc_commit_index(r) alloc_commit_index_##r()
+extern unsigned int alloc_commit_index_the_repository(void);
 
 /* pkt-line.c */
 void packet_trace_identity(const char *prog);
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index b8c3f923c5..a365a91085 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet)
 		return obj;
 	else if (obj->type == OBJ_NONE) {
 		if (type == OBJ_COMMIT)
-			((struct commit *)obj)->index = alloc_commit_index();
+			((struct commit *)obj)->index = alloc_commit_index(the_repository);
 		obj->type = type;
 		return obj;
 	}