diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index a2ab2b82c3..4b6144b7cd 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -931,9 +931,10 @@ static int open_sha1_file_the_repository(const unsigned char *sha1,
  * Map the loose object at "path" if it is not NULL, or the path found by
  * searching for a loose object named "sha1".
  */
-static void *map_sha1_file_1(const char *path,
-			     const unsigned char *sha1,
-			     unsigned long *size)
+#define map_sha1_file_1(r, p, s, si) map_sha1_file_1_##r(p, s, si)
+static void *map_sha1_file_1_the_repository(const char *path,
+					    const unsigned char *sha1,
+					    unsigned long *size)
 {
 	void *map;
 	int fd;
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ static void *map_sha1_file_1(const char *path,
 
 void *map_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1, unsigned long *size)
 {
-	return map_sha1_file_1(NULL, sha1, size);
+	return map_sha1_file_1(the_repository, NULL, sha1, size);
 }
 
 static int unpack_sha1_short_header(git_zstream *stream,
@@ -2192,7 +2193,7 @@ int read_loose_object(const char *path,
 
 	*contents = NULL;
 
-	map = map_sha1_file_1(path, NULL, &mapsize);
+	map = map_sha1_file_1(the_repository, path, NULL, &mapsize);
 	if (!map) {
 		error_errno("unable to mmap %s", path);
 		goto out;