@@ -467,8 +467,12 @@ static const char *parse_alt_odb_entry(const char *string,
 	return end;
 }
 
-static void link_alt_odb_entries(const char *alt, int sep,
-				 const char *relative_base, int depth)
+#define link_alt_odb_entries(r, a, s, rb, d) \
+	link_alt_odb_entries_##r(a, s, rb, d)
+static void link_alt_odb_entries_the_repository(const char *alt,
+						int sep,
+						const char *relative_base,
+						int depth)
 {
 	struct strbuf objdirbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf entry = STRBUF_INIT;

@@ -511,7 +515,7 @@ static void read_info_alternates_the_repository(const char *relative_base,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	link_alt_odb_entries(buf.buf, '\n', relative_base, depth);
+	link_alt_odb_entries(the_repository, buf.buf, '\n', relative_base, depth);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	free(path);
 }

@@ -565,7 +569,8 @@ void add_to_alternates_file(const char *reference)
 		if (commit_lock_file(&lock))
 			die_errno("unable to move new alternates file into place");
 		if (the_repository->objects.alt_odb_tail)
-			link_alt_odb_entries(reference, '\n', NULL, 0);
+			link_alt_odb_entries(the_repository, reference,
+					     '\n', NULL, 0);
 	}
 	free(alts);
 }

@@ -578,7 +583,8 @@ void add_to_alternates_memory(const char *reference)
 	 */
 	prepare_alt_odb();
 
-	link_alt_odb_entries(reference, '\n', NULL, 0);
+	link_alt_odb_entries(the_repository, reference,
+			     '\n', NULL, 0);
 }
 
 /*

@@ -677,7 +683,7 @@ void prepare_alt_odb(void)
 
 	the_repository->objects.alt_odb_tail =
 			&the_repository->objects.alt_odb_list;
-	link_alt_odb_entries(the_repository->objects.alternate_db,
+	link_alt_odb_entries(the_repository, the_repository->objects.alternate_db,
 			     PATH_SEP, NULL, 0);
 
 	read_info_alternates(the_repository, get_object_directory(), 0);