diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index d06932ed0b..6a72f54d79 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1773,6 +1773,8 @@ struct object_info {
 #define OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_CACHED 4
 /* Do not retry packed storage after checking packed and loose storage */
 #define OBJECT_INFO_QUICK 8
+/* Do not check loose object */
+#define OBJECT_INFO_IGNORE_LOOSE 16
 extern int sha1_object_info_extended(const unsigned char *, struct object_info *, unsigned flags);
 
 /*
diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index d97461296d..2ea358861d 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -711,6 +711,28 @@ static void mark_alternate_complete(struct object *obj)
 	mark_complete(&obj->oid);
 }
 
+struct loose_object_iter {
+	struct oidset *loose_object_set;
+	struct ref *refs;
+};
+
+/*
+ *  If the number of refs is not larger than the number of loose objects,
+ *  this function stops inserting.
+ */
+static int add_loose_objects_to_set(const struct object_id *oid,
+				    const char *path,
+				    void *data)
+{
+	struct loose_object_iter *iter = data;
+	oidset_insert(iter->loose_object_set, oid);
+	if (iter->refs == NULL)
+		return 1;
+
+	iter->refs = iter->refs->next;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int everything_local(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 			    struct ref **refs,
 			    struct ref **sought, int nr_sought)
@@ -719,16 +741,31 @@ static int everything_local(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 	int retval;
 	int old_save_commit_buffer = save_commit_buffer;
 	timestamp_t cutoff = 0;
+	struct oidset loose_oid_set = OIDSET_INIT;
+	int use_oidset = 0;
+	struct loose_object_iter iter = {&loose_oid_set, *refs};
+
+	/* Enumerate all loose objects or know refs are not so many. */
+	use_oidset = !for_each_loose_object(add_loose_objects_to_set,
+					    &iter, 0);
 
 	save_commit_buffer = 0;
 
 	for (ref = *refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		struct object *o;
+		unsigned int flags = OBJECT_INFO_QUICK;
 
-		if (!has_object_file_with_flags(&ref->old_oid,
-						OBJECT_INFO_QUICK))
+		if (use_oidset &&
+		    !oidset_contains(&loose_oid_set, &ref->old_oid)) {
+			/*
+			 * I know this does not exist in the loose form,
+			 * so check if it exists in a non-loose form.
+			 */
+			flags |= OBJECT_INFO_IGNORE_LOOSE;
+		}
+
+		if (!has_object_file_with_flags(&ref->old_oid, flags))
 			continue;
-
 		o = parse_object(&ref->old_oid);
 		if (!o)
 			continue;
@@ -744,6 +781,8 @@ static int everything_local(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 		}
 	}
 
+	oidset_clear(&loose_oid_set);
+
 	if (!args->no_dependents) {
 		if (!args->deepen) {
 			for_each_ref(mark_complete_oid, NULL);
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 1b94f39c4c..c0a1979479 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -1262,6 +1262,9 @@ int sha1_object_info_extended(const unsigned char *sha1, struct object_info *oi,
 		if (find_pack_entry(real, &e))
 			break;
 
+		if (flags & OBJECT_INFO_IGNORE_LOOSE)
+			return -1;
+
 		/* Most likely it's a loose object. */
 		if (!sha1_loose_object_info(real, oi, flags))
 			return 0;