diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index ab1fd85..8e40b19 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ static void write_reused_pack_one(size_t pos, struct hashfile *out,
 	enum object_type type;
 	unsigned long size;
 
-	offset = reuse_packfile->revindex[pos].offset;
-	next = reuse_packfile->revindex[pos + 1].offset;
+	offset = pack_pos_to_offset(reuse_packfile, pos);
+	next = pack_pos_to_offset(reuse_packfile, pos + 1);
 
 	record_reused_object(offset, offset - hashfile_total(out));
 
@@ -889,11 +889,17 @@ static void write_reused_pack_one(size_t pos, struct hashfile *out,
 
 		/* Convert to REF_DELTA if we must... */
 		if (!allow_ofs_delta) {
-			int base_pos = find_revindex_position(reuse_packfile, base_offset);
+			uint32_t base_pos;
 			struct object_id base_oid;
 
+			if (offset_to_pack_pos(reuse_packfile, base_offset, &base_pos) < 0)
+				die(_("expected object at offset %"PRIuMAX" "
+				      "in pack %s"),
+				    (uintmax_t)base_offset,
+				    reuse_packfile->pack_name);
+
 			nth_packed_object_id(&base_oid, reuse_packfile,
-					     reuse_packfile->revindex[base_pos].nr);
+					     pack_pos_to_index(reuse_packfile, base_pos));
 
 			len = encode_in_pack_object_header(header, sizeof(header),
 							   OBJ_REF_DELTA, size);