sub gs_fetch_loop_common {
my ($self, $base, $head, $gsv, $globs) = @_;
return if ($base > $head);
+ # Make sure the cat_blob open2 FileHandle is created before calling
+ # SVN::Pool::new_default so that it does not incorrectly end up in the pool.
+ $::_repository->_open_cat_blob_if_needed;
my $gpool = SVN::Pool->new_default;
my $ra_url = $self->url;
my $reload_ra = sub {