diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 3f213d2..8ee6ac2 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static struct ref_iterator *files_ref_iterator_begin(
 	 */
 
 	loose_iter = cache_ref_iterator_begin(get_loose_ref_cache(refs),
-					      prefix, 1);
+					      prefix, ref_store->repo, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * The packed-refs file might contain broken references, for
@@ -1165,7 +1165,8 @@ static int files_pack_refs(struct ref_store *ref_store, unsigned int flags)
 
 	packed_refs_lock(refs->packed_ref_store, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR, &err);
 
-	iter = cache_ref_iterator_begin(get_loose_ref_cache(refs), NULL, 0);
+	iter = cache_ref_iterator_begin(get_loose_ref_cache(refs), NULL,
+					the_repository, 0);
 	while ((ok = ref_iterator_advance(iter)) == ITER_OK) {
 		/*
 		 * If the loose reference can be packed, add an entry