diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index d0c958c..8dcb463 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ int check_filename(const char *prefix, const char *arg)
 	die_errno(_("failed to stat '%s'"), arg);
 }
 
-static void NORETURN die_verify_filename(const char *prefix,
+static void NORETURN die_verify_filename(struct repository *r,
+					 const char *prefix,
 					 const char *arg,
 					 int diagnose_misspelt_rev)
 {
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ static void NORETURN die_verify_filename(const char *prefix,
 	 * let maybe_die_on_misspelt_object_name() even trigger.
 	 */
 	if (!(arg[0] == ':' && !isalnum(arg[1])))
-		maybe_die_on_misspelt_object_name(arg, prefix);
+		maybe_die_on_misspelt_object_name(r, arg, prefix);
 
 	/* ... or fall back the most general message. */
 	die(_("ambiguous argument '%s': unknown revision or path not in the working tree.\n"
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ void verify_filename(const char *prefix,
 		die(_("option '%s' must come before non-option arguments"), arg);
 	if (looks_like_pathspec(arg) || check_filename(prefix, arg))
 		return;
-	die_verify_filename(prefix, arg, diagnose_misspelt_rev);
+	die_verify_filename(the_repository, prefix, arg, diagnose_misspelt_rev);
 }
 
 /*