diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index 210fcb3db4..fd6aa54b4b 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -735,8 +735,7 @@ static void report_pack_garbage(struct string_list *list)
 	report_helper(list, seen_bits, first, list->nr);
 }
 
-#define prepare_packed_git_one(r, o, l) prepare_packed_git_one_##r(o, l)
-static void prepare_packed_git_one_the_repository(char *objdir, int local)
+static void prepare_packed_git_one(struct repository *r, char *objdir, int local)
 {
 	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t dirnamelen;
@@ -769,7 +768,7 @@ static void prepare_packed_git_one_the_repository(char *objdir, int local)
 		base_len = path.len;
 		if (strip_suffix_mem(path.buf, &base_len, ".idx")) {
 			/* Don't reopen a pack we already have. */
-			for (p = the_repository->objects->packed_git; p;
+			for (p = r->objects->packed_git; p;
 			     p = p->next) {
 				size_t len;
 				if (strip_suffix(p->pack_name, ".pack", &len) &&
@@ -783,7 +782,7 @@ static void prepare_packed_git_one_the_repository(char *objdir, int local)
 			     * corresponding .pack file that we can map.
 			     */
 			    (p = add_packed_git(path.buf, path.len, local)) != NULL)
-				install_packed_git(the_repository, p);
+				install_packed_git(r, p);
 		}
 
 		if (!report_garbage)