return 0;
 }
 
+static void *lock_and_read_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1, enum object_type *type, unsigned long *size)
+{
+       void *data;
+
+       if (use_threads) {
+               read_sha1_lock();
+               data = read_sha1_file(sha1, type, size);
+               read_sha1_unlock();
+       } else {
+               data = read_sha1_file(sha1, type, size);
+       }
+       return data;
+}
+
 static void *load_sha1(const unsigned char *sha1, unsigned long *size,
                       const char *name)
 {
        enum object_type type;
-       char *data;
-
-       read_sha1_lock();
-       data = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, size);
-       read_sha1_unlock();
+       void *data = lock_and_read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, size);
 
        if (!data)
                error("'%s': unable to read %s", name, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
                        void *data;
                        unsigned long size;
 
-                       read_sha1_lock();
-                       data = read_sha1_file(entry.sha1, &type, &size);
-                       read_sha1_unlock();
-
+                       data = lock_and_read_sha1_file(entry.sha1, &type, &size);
                        if (!data)
                                die("unable to read tree (%s)",
                                    sha1_to_hex(entry.sha1));
        opt.relative = 1;
        opt.pathname = 1;
        opt.pattern_tail = &opt.pattern_list;
+       opt.header_tail = &opt.header_list;
        opt.regflags = REG_NEWLINE;
        opt.max_depth = -1;