diff --git a/midx-write.c b/midx-write.c
index 478b42e720..a77ee73c68 100644
--- a/midx-write.c
+++ b/midx-write.c
@@ -1499,8 +1499,7 @@ int midx_repack(struct repository *r, const char *object_dir, size_t batch_size,
 	repo_config_get_bool(r, "repack.usedeltabaseoffset", &delta_base_offset);
 	repo_config_get_bool(r, "repack.usedeltaislands", &use_delta_islands);
 
-	strvec_pushl(&cmd.args, "pack-objects", "--stdin-packs", "--non-empty",
-		     NULL);
+	strvec_push(&cmd.args, "pack-objects");
 
 	strvec_pushf(&cmd.args, "%s/pack/pack", object_dir);
 
@@ -1524,15 +1523,16 @@ int midx_repack(struct repository *r, const char *object_dir, size_t batch_size,
 	}
 
 	cmd_in = xfdopen(cmd.in, "w");
-	for (i = 0; i < m->num_packs; i++) {
-		struct packed_git *p = m->packs[i];
-		if (!p)
+
+	for (i = 0; i < m->num_objects; i++) {
+		struct object_id oid;
+		uint32_t pack_int_id = nth_midxed_pack_int_id(m, i);
+
+		if (!include_pack[pack_int_id])
 			continue;
 
-		if (include_pack[i])
-			fprintf(cmd_in, "%s\n", pack_basename(p));
-		else
-			fprintf(cmd_in, "^%s\n", pack_basename(p));
+		nth_midxed_object_oid(&oid, m, i);
+		fprintf(cmd_in, "%s\n", oid_to_hex(&oid));
 	}
 	fclose(cmd_in);
 
diff --git a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
index 10d2a6bf92..ace5ac3b61 100755
--- a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
+++ b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
@@ -1027,6 +1027,61 @@ test_expect_success 'repack --batch-size=<large> repacks everything' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'repack/expire loop' '
+	git init repack-expire &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -fr repack-expire" &&
+	(
+		cd repack-expire &&
+
+		test_commit_bulk 5 &&
+
+		# Create three overlapping pack-files
+		git rev-list --objects HEAD~3 >in-1 &&
+		git rev-list --objects HEAD~4..HEAD~2 >in-2 &&
+		git rev-list --objects HEAD~3..HEAD >in-3 &&
+
+		# Create disconnected blobs
+		obj1=$(git hash-object -w in-1) &&
+		obj2=$(git hash-object -w in-2) &&
+		obj3=$(git hash-object -w in-3) &&
+
+		echo $obj2 >>in-2 &&
+		echo $obj3 >>in-3 &&
+
+		for i in $(test_seq 3)
+		do
+			git pack-objects .git/objects/pack/test-$i <in-$i \
+				|| return 1
+		done &&
+
+		rm -fr .git/objects/pack/pack-* &&
+		git multi-pack-index write &&
+
+		for i in $(test_seq 3)
+		do
+			for file in $(ls .git/objects/pack/test-$i*)
+			do
+				test-tool chmtime =+$((3600*$i-25000)) $file || return 1
+			done || return 1
+		done &&
+
+		pack1=$(ls .git/objects/pack/test-1-*.pack) &&
+		pack2=$(ls .git/objects/pack/test-2-*.pack) &&
+		pack3=$(ls .git/objects/pack/test-3-*.pack) &&
+
+		# Prevent test-1 from being rewritten.
+		touch "${pack1%.pack}.keep" &&
+
+		# This repack-expire loop should repack all non-kept packs
+		# into a new pack and then delete the old packs.
+		git multi-pack-index repack &&
+		git multi-pack-index expire &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing $pack3 &&
+		test_path_is_missing $pack2
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'load reverse index when missing .idx, .pack' '
 	git init repo &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -fr repo" &&