diff --git a/t/t7700-repack.sh b/t/t7700-repack.sh
index 5229999d77..25b235c063 100755
--- a/t/t7700-repack.sh
+++ b/t/t7700-repack.sh
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m initial_commit &&
 	# Create two packs
 	# The first pack will contain all of the objects except one
-	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack &&
+	git rev-list --objects --all >objs &&
+	grep -v file2 objs | git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
-	packid=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack) &&
+	packid=$(grep file2 objs | git pack-objects pack) &&
 	>pack-$packid.keep &&
-	oid=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx | head -n 1 |
-		sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
+	git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx >packlist &&
+	oid=$(head -n 1 packlist | sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
@@ -134,8 +133,8 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	    --unpack-unreachable </dev/null pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
-	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+	git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx >packlist &&
+	! grep "^$coid " packlist &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '
@@ -151,8 +150,8 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	    --unpack-unreachable </dev/null pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
-	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+	git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx >packlist &&
+	! grep "^$coid " &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '