@@ -390,7 +390,9 @@ static int alt_odb_usable(struct raw_object_store *o,
  * SHA1, an extra slash for the first level indirection, and the
  * terminating NUL.
  */
-static void read_info_alternates(const char * relative_base, int depth);
+#define read_info_alternates(r, rb, d) read_info_alternates_##r(rb, d)
+static void read_info_alternates_the_repository(const char *relative_base,
+						int depth);
 #define link_alt_odb_entry(r, e, rb, d, n) link_alt_odb_entry_##r(e, rb, d, n)
 static int link_alt_odb_entry_the_repository(const char *entry,
 	const char *relative_base, int depth, const char *normalized_objdir)

@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@ static int link_alt_odb_entry_the_repository(const char *entry,
 	ent->next = NULL;
 
 	/* recursively add alternates */
-	read_info_alternates(pathbuf.buf, depth + 1);
+	read_info_alternates(the_repository, pathbuf.buf, depth + 1);
 
 	strbuf_release(&pathbuf);
 	return 0;

@@ -497,7 +499,8 @@ static void link_alt_odb_entries(const char *alt, int sep,
 	strbuf_release(&objdirbuf);
 }
 
-static void read_info_alternates(const char * relative_base, int depth)
+static void read_info_alternates_the_repository(const char *relative_base,
+						int depth)
 {
 	char *path;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;

@@ -678,7 +681,7 @@ void prepare_alt_odb(void)
 	link_alt_odb_entries(the_repository->objects->alternate_db,
 			     PATH_SEP, NULL, 0);
 
-	read_info_alternates(get_object_directory(), 0);
+	read_info_alternates(the_repository, get_object_directory(), 0);
 }
 
 /* Returns 1 if we have successfully freshened the file, 0 otherwise. */