diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 3fcd46c..59eb793 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ static int freshen_packed_object(const struct object_id *oid)
 }
 
 int write_object_file_flags(const void *buf, unsigned long len,
-			    const char *type, struct object_id *oid,
+			    enum object_type type, struct object_id *oid,
 			    unsigned flags)
 {
 	char hdr[MAX_HEADER_LEN];
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ int write_object_file_flags(const void *buf, unsigned long len,
 	/* Normally if we have it in the pack then we do not bother writing
 	 * it out into .git/objects/??/?{38} file.
 	 */
-	write_object_file_prepare(the_hash_algo, buf, len, type, oid, hdr,
+	write_object_file_prepare(the_hash_algo, buf, len, type_name(type), oid, hdr,
 				  &hdrlen);
 	if (freshen_packed_object(oid) || freshen_loose_object(oid))
 		return 0;
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ static int index_mem(struct index_state *istate,
 	}
 
 	if (write_object)
-		ret = write_object_file(buf, size, type_name(type), oid);
+		ret = write_object_file(buf, size, type, oid);
 	else
 		hash_object_file(the_hash_algo, buf, size, type_name(type),
 				 oid);
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ static int index_stream_convert_blob(struct index_state *istate,
 				 get_conv_flags(flags));
 
 	if (write_object)
-		ret = write_object_file(sbuf.buf, sbuf.len, type_name(OBJ_BLOB),
+		ret = write_object_file(sbuf.buf, sbuf.len, OBJ_BLOB,
 					oid);
 	else
 		hash_object_file(the_hash_algo, sbuf.buf, sbuf.len,
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ int index_path(struct index_state *istate, struct object_id *oid,
 		if (!(flags & HASH_WRITE_OBJECT))
 			hash_object_file(the_hash_algo, sb.buf, sb.len,
 					 blob_type, oid);
-		else if (write_object_file(sb.buf, sb.len, blob_type, oid))
+		else if (write_object_file(sb.buf, sb.len, OBJ_BLOB, oid))
 			rc = error(_("%s: failed to insert into database"), path);
 		strbuf_release(&sb);
 		break;