diff --git a/builtin/fast-export.c b/builtin/fast-export.c
index dbec4df92b..25386b34d3 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-export.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-export.c
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ static void export_blob(const struct object_id *oid)
 		buf = read_object_file(oid, &type, &size);
 		if (!buf)
 			die("could not read blob %s", oid_to_hex(oid));
-		if (check_object_signature(oid, buf, size, type_name(type)) < 0)
+		if (check_object_signature(the_repository, oid, buf, size,
+					   type_name(type)) < 0)
 			die("oid mismatch in blob %s", oid_to_hex(oid));
 		object = parse_object_buffer(the_repository, oid, type,
 					     size, buf, &eaten);
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 0183610a76..acdda17d84 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -1384,8 +1384,9 @@ static void fix_unresolved_deltas(struct hashfile *f)
 		if (!base_obj->data)
 			continue;
 
-		if (check_object_signature(&d->oid, base_obj->data,
-				base_obj->size, type_name(type)))
+		if (check_object_signature(the_repository, &d->oid,
+					   base_obj->data, base_obj->size,
+					   type_name(type)))
 			die(_("local object %s is corrupt"), oid_to_hex(&d->oid));
 		base_obj->obj = append_obj_to_pack(f, d->oid.hash,
 					base_obj->data, base_obj->size, type);
diff --git a/builtin/mktag.c b/builtin/mktag.c
index 6fb7dc8578..4982d3a93e 100644
--- a/builtin/mktag.c
+++ b/builtin/mktag.c
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ static int verify_object(const struct object_id *oid, const char *expected_type)
 	const struct object_id *repl = lookup_replace_object(the_repository, oid);
 
 	if (buffer) {
-		if (type == type_from_string(expected_type))
-			ret = check_object_signature(repl, buffer, size, expected_type);
+		if (type == type_from_string(expected_type)) {
+			ret = check_object_signature(the_repository, repl,
+						     buffer, size,
+						     expected_type);
+		}
 		free(buffer);
 	}
 	return ret;
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index cbfaead23a..40ae160991 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1363,7 +1363,8 @@ int git_open_cloexec(const char *name, int flags);
 int unpack_loose_header(git_zstream *stream, unsigned char *map, unsigned long mapsize, void *buffer, unsigned long bufsiz);
 int parse_loose_header(const char *hdr, unsigned long *sizep);
 
-int check_object_signature(const struct object_id *oid, void *buf, unsigned long size, const char *type);
+int check_object_signature(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid,
+			   void *buf, unsigned long size, const char *type);
 
 int finalize_object_file(const char *tmpfile, const char *filename);
 
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 142ef69399..81f5820fc3 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ struct object *parse_object(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 	if ((obj && obj->type == OBJ_BLOB && repo_has_object_file(r, oid)) ||
 	    (!obj && repo_has_object_file(r, oid) &&
 	     oid_object_info(r, oid, NULL) == OBJ_BLOB)) {
-		if (check_object_signature(repl, NULL, 0, NULL) < 0) {
+		if (check_object_signature(r, repl, NULL, 0, NULL) < 0) {
 			error(_("hash mismatch %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ struct object *parse_object(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 
 	buffer = repo_read_object_file(r, oid, &type, &size);
 	if (buffer) {
-		if (check_object_signature(repl, buffer, size, type_name(type)) < 0) {
+		if (check_object_signature(r, repl, buffer, size,
+					   type_name(type)) < 0) {
 			free(buffer);
 			error(_("hash mismatch %s"), oid_to_hex(repl));
 			return NULL;
diff --git a/pack-check.c b/pack-check.c
index 0fb3b365c7..e4ef71c673 100644
--- a/pack-check.c
+++ b/pack-check.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int verify_packfile(struct repository *r,
 			err = error("cannot unpack %s from %s at offset %"PRIuMAX"",
 				    oid_to_hex(entries[i].oid.oid), p->pack_name,
 				    (uintmax_t)entries[i].offset);
-		else if (check_object_signature(entries[i].oid.oid, data, size, type_name(type)))
+		else if (check_object_signature(r, entries[i].oid.oid, data, size, type_name(type)))
 			err = error("packed %s from %s is corrupt",
 				    oid_to_hex(entries[i].oid.oid), p->pack_name);
 		else if (fn) {
diff --git a/sha1-file.c b/sha1-file.c
index d545e8b882..e2f608ac08 100644
--- a/sha1-file.c
+++ b/sha1-file.c
@@ -971,8 +971,8 @@ void *xmmap(void *start, size_t length,
  * With "map" == NULL, try reading the object named with "oid" using
  * the streaming interface and rehash it to do the same.
  */
-int check_object_signature(const struct object_id *oid, void *map,
-			   unsigned long size, const char *type)
+int check_object_signature(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid,
+			   void *map, unsigned long size, const char *type)
 {
 	struct object_id real_oid;
 	enum object_type obj_type;
@@ -982,11 +982,11 @@ int check_object_signature(const struct object_id *oid, void *map,
 	int hdrlen;
 
 	if (map) {
-		hash_object_file(the_hash_algo, map, size, type, &real_oid);
+		hash_object_file(r->hash_algo, map, size, type, &real_oid);
 		return !oideq(oid, &real_oid) ? -1 : 0;
 	}
 
-	st = open_istream(the_repository, oid, &obj_type, &size, NULL);
+	st = open_istream(r, oid, &obj_type, &size, NULL);
 	if (!st)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -994,8 +994,8 @@ int check_object_signature(const struct object_id *oid, void *map,
 	hdrlen = xsnprintf(hdr, sizeof(hdr), "%s %"PRIuMAX , type_name(obj_type), (uintmax_t)size) + 1;
 
 	/* Sha1.. */
-	the_hash_algo->init_fn(&c);
-	the_hash_algo->update_fn(&c, hdr, hdrlen);
+	r->hash_algo->init_fn(&c);
+	r->hash_algo->update_fn(&c, hdr, hdrlen);
 	for (;;) {
 		char buf[1024 * 16];
 		ssize_t readlen = read_istream(st, buf, sizeof(buf));
@@ -1006,9 +1006,9 @@ int check_object_signature(const struct object_id *oid, void *map,
 		}
 		if (!readlen)
 			break;
-		the_hash_algo->update_fn(&c, buf, readlen);
+		r->hash_algo->update_fn(&c, buf, readlen);
 	}
-	the_hash_algo->final_fn(real_oid.hash, &c);
+	r->hash_algo->final_fn(real_oid.hash, &c);
 	close_istream(st);
 	return !oideq(oid, &real_oid) ? -1 : 0;
 }
@@ -2454,8 +2454,9 @@ int read_loose_object(const char *path,
 			git_inflate_end(&stream);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (check_object_signature(expected_oid, *contents,
-					 *size, type_name(*type))) {
+		if (check_object_signature(the_repository, expected_oid,
+					   *contents, *size,
+					   type_name(*type))) {
 			error(_("hash mismatch for %s (expected %s)"), path,
 			      oid_to_hex(expected_oid));
 			free(*contents);
