diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 345c171c5f..df9bb71086 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -745,10 +745,9 @@ char *get_remote_object_url(const char *url, const char *hex,
 	return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
 
-int handle_curl_result(struct active_request_slot *slot)
+int handle_curl_result(struct active_request_slot *slot,
+		       struct slot_results *results)
 {
-	struct slot_results *results = slot->results;
-
 	if (results->curl_result == CURLE_OK) {
 		credential_approve(&http_auth);
 		return HTTP_OK;
@@ -822,7 +821,7 @@ static int http_request(const char *url, void *result, int target, int options)
 
 	if (start_active_slot(slot)) {
 		run_active_slot(slot);
-		ret = handle_curl_result(slot);
+		ret = handle_curl_result(slot, &results);
 	} else {
 		error("Unable to start HTTP request for %s", url);
 		ret = HTTP_START_FAILED;
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
index 12de25597d..0bd1e849e1 100644
--- a/http.h
+++ b/http.h
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ extern int start_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot);
 extern void run_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot);
 extern void finish_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot);
 extern void finish_all_active_slots(void);
-extern int handle_curl_result(struct active_request_slot *slot);
+extern int handle_curl_result(struct active_request_slot *slot,
+			      struct slot_results *results);
 
 #ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 extern void fill_active_slots(void);
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index a2696082fb..468ccef58a 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int run_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 	slot->curl_result = curl_easy_perform(slot->curl);
 	finish_active_slot(slot);
 
-	err = handle_curl_result(slot);
+	err = handle_curl_result(slot, &results);
 	if (err != HTTP_OK && err != HTTP_REAUTH) {
 		error("RPC failed; result=%d, HTTP code = %ld",
 		      results.curl_result, results.http_code);