3 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/alloc.c b/alloc.c
index 290250e359..f031ce422d 100644
--- a/alloc.c
+++ b/alloc.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void *alloc_tag_node_the_repository(void)
 }
 
 static struct alloc_state object_state;
-void *alloc_object_node(void)
+void *alloc_object_node_the_repository(void)
 {
 	struct object *obj = alloc_node(&object_state, sizeof(union any_object));
 	obj->type = OBJ_NONE;
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 32f340cde5..2d60359a96 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1772,7 +1772,8 @@ extern void *alloc_tree_node_the_repository(void);
 extern void *alloc_commit_node_the_repository(void);
 #define alloc_tag_node(r) alloc_tag_node_##r()
 extern void *alloc_tag_node_the_repository(void);
-extern void *alloc_object_node(void);
+#define alloc_object_node(r) alloc_object_node_##r()
+extern void *alloc_object_node_the_repository(void);
 extern void alloc_report(void);
 extern unsigned int alloc_commit_index(void);
 
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 91edc30770..b8c3f923c5 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct object *lookup_unknown_object(const unsigned char *sha1)
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(sha1);
 	if (!obj)
 		obj = create_object(the_repository, sha1,
-				    alloc_object_node());
+				    alloc_object_node(the_repository));
 	return obj;
 }