diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index aed9a558c5..fc4f209981 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -867,23 +867,22 @@ int git_open_cloexec(const char *name, int flags)
  * Note that it may point to static storage and is only valid until another
  * call to sha1_file_name(), etc.
  */
-#define stat_sha1_file(r, s, st, p) stat_sha1_file_##r(s, st, p)
-static int stat_sha1_file_the_repository(const unsigned char *sha1,
-					 struct stat *st, const char **path)
+static int stat_sha1_file(struct repository *r, const unsigned char *sha1,
+			  struct stat *st, const char **path)
 {
 	struct alternate_object_database *alt;
 	static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	strbuf_reset(&buf);
-	sha1_file_name(the_repository, &buf, sha1);
+	sha1_file_name(r, &buf, sha1);
 	*path = buf.buf;
 
 	if (!lstat(*path, st))
 		return 0;
 
-	prepare_alt_odb(the_repository);
+	prepare_alt_odb(r);
 	errno = ENOENT;
-	for (alt = the_repository->objects->alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next) {
+	for (alt = r->objects->alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next) {
 		*path = alt_sha1_path(alt, sha1);
 		if (!lstat(*path, st))
 			return 0;