@@ -895,9 +895,8 @@ static int stat_sha1_file(struct repository *r, const unsigned char *sha1,
  * Like stat_sha1_file(), but actually open the object and return the
  * descriptor. See the caveats on the "path" parameter above.
  */
-#define open_sha1_file(r, s, p) open_sha1_file_##r(s, p)
-static int open_sha1_file_the_repository(const unsigned char *sha1,
-					 const char **path)
+static int open_sha1_file(struct repository *r,
+			  const unsigned char *sha1, const char **path)
 {
 	int fd;
 	struct alternate_object_database *alt;

@@ -905,7 +904,7 @@ static int open_sha1_file_the_repository(const unsigned char *sha1,
 	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;
 
 	fd = git_open(*path);

@@ -913,8 +912,8 @@ static int open_sha1_file_the_repository(const unsigned char *sha1,
 		return fd;
 	most_interesting_errno = errno;
 
-	prepare_alt_odb(the_repository);
-	for (alt = the_repository->objects.alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next) {
+	prepare_alt_odb(r);
+	for (alt = r->objects.alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next) {
 		*path = alt_sha1_path(alt, sha1);
 		fd = git_open(*path);
 		if (fd >= 0)