diff --git a/sha1-name.c b/sha1-name.c
index 5741a9f821..d9050776dd 100644
--- a/sha1-name.c
+++ b/sha1-name.c
@@ -1189,15 +1189,21 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_1(struct repository *r,
 /* Remember to update object flag allocation in object.h */
 #define ONELINE_SEEN (1u<<20)
 
+struct handle_one_ref_cb {
+	struct repository *repo;
+	struct commit_list **list;
+};
+
 static int handle_one_ref(const char *path, const struct object_id *oid,
 			  int flag, void *cb_data)
 {
-	struct commit_list **list = cb_data;
-	struct object *object = parse_object(the_repository, oid);
+	struct handle_one_ref_cb *cb = cb_data;
+	struct commit_list **list = cb->list;
+	struct object *object = parse_object(cb->repo, oid);
 	if (!object)
 		return 0;
 	if (object->type == OBJ_TAG) {
-		object = deref_tag(the_repository, object, path,
+		object = deref_tag(cb->repo, object, path,
 				   strlen(path));
 		if (!object)
 			return 0;
@@ -1760,10 +1766,13 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_oid_with_context_1(struct repository *repo,
 		char *new_path = NULL;
 		int pos;
 		if (!only_to_die && namelen > 2 && name[1] == '/') {
+			struct handle_one_ref_cb cb;
 			struct commit_list *list = NULL;
 
-			for_each_ref(handle_one_ref, &list);
-			head_ref(handle_one_ref, &list);
+			cb.repo = repo;
+			cb.list = &list;
+			refs_for_each_ref(repo->refs, handle_one_ref, &cb);
+			refs_head_ref(repo->refs, handle_one_ref, &cb);
 			commit_list_sort_by_date(&list);
 			return get_oid_oneline(repo, name + 2, oid, list);
 		}