diff --git a/loose.c b/loose.c
index 519f5db793..e8ea6e7e24 100644
--- a/loose.c
+++ b/loose.c
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ errout:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int write_one_object(struct repository *repo, const struct object_id *oid,
+static int write_one_object(struct odb_source *source,
+			    const struct object_id *oid,
 			    const struct object_id *compat_oid)
 {
 	struct lock_file lock;
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ static int write_one_object(struct repository *repo, const struct object_id *oid
 	struct stat st;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, path = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	repo_common_path_replace(repo, &path, "objects/loose-object-idx");
+	strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/loose-object-idx", source->path);
 	hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(&lock, path.buf, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR, -1);
 
 	fd = open(path.buf, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_APPEND, 0666);
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ static int write_one_object(struct repository *repo, const struct object_id *oid
 		goto errout;
 	if (close(fd))
 		goto errout;
-	adjust_shared_perm(repo, path.buf);
+	adjust_shared_perm(source->odb->repo, path.buf);
 	rollback_lock_file(&lock);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	strbuf_release(&path);
@@ -204,17 +205,18 @@ errout:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int repo_add_loose_object_map(struct repository *repo, const struct object_id *oid,
+int repo_add_loose_object_map(struct odb_source *source,
+			      const struct object_id *oid,
 			      const struct object_id *compat_oid)
 {
 	int inserted = 0;
 
-	if (!should_use_loose_object_map(repo))
+	if (!should_use_loose_object_map(source->odb->repo))
 		return 0;
 
-	inserted = insert_loose_map(repo->objects->sources, oid, compat_oid);
+	inserted = insert_loose_map(source, oid, compat_oid);
 	if (inserted)
-		return write_one_object(repo, oid, compat_oid);
+		return write_one_object(source, oid, compat_oid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/loose.h b/loose.h
index 28512306e5..6af1702973 100644
--- a/loose.h
+++ b/loose.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "khash.h"
 
 struct repository;
+struct odb_source;
 
 struct loose_object_map {
 	kh_oid_map_t *to_compat;
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ int repo_loose_object_map_oid(struct repository *repo,
 			      const struct object_id *src,
 			      const struct git_hash_algo *dest_algo,
 			      struct object_id *dest);
-int repo_add_loose_object_map(struct repository *repo, const struct object_id *oid,
+int repo_add_loose_object_map(struct odb_source *source,
+			      const struct object_id *oid,
 			      const struct object_id *compat_oid);
 int repo_read_loose_object_map(struct repository *repo);
 int repo_write_loose_object_map(struct repository *repo);
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 6a7049a9e9..a9248760a2 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ int stream_loose_object(struct input_stream *in_stream, size_t len,
 	err = finalize_object_file_flags(the_repository, tmp_file.buf, filename.buf,
 					 FOF_SKIP_COLLISION_CHECK);
 	if (!err && compat)
-		err = repo_add_loose_object_map(the_repository, oid, &compat_oid);
+		err = repo_add_loose_object_map(the_repository->objects->sources, oid, &compat_oid);
 cleanup:
 	strbuf_release(&tmp_file);
 	strbuf_release(&filename);
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ int write_object_file_flags(const void *buf, unsigned long len,
 	if (write_loose_object(oid, hdr, hdrlen, buf, len, 0, flags))
 		return -1;
 	if (compat)
-		return repo_add_loose_object_map(repo, oid, &compat_oid);
+		return repo_add_loose_object_map(repo->objects->sources, oid, &compat_oid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ int force_object_loose(const struct object_id *oid, time_t mtime)
 	hdrlen = format_object_header(hdr, sizeof(hdr), type, len);
 	ret = write_loose_object(oid, hdr, hdrlen, buf, len, mtime, 0);
 	if (!ret && compat)
-		ret = repo_add_loose_object_map(the_repository, oid, &compat_oid);
+		ret = repo_add_loose_object_map(the_repository->objects->sources, oid, &compat_oid);
 	free(buf);
 
 	return ret;