struct string_list affected_refnames = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
        char *head_ref = NULL;
        int head_type;
-       struct object_id head_oid;
        struct files_transaction_backend_data *backend_data;
        struct ref_transaction *packed_transaction = NULL;
 
         */
        head_ref = refs_resolve_refdup(ref_store, "HEAD",
                                       RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
-                                      head_oid.hash, &head_type);
+                                      NULL, &head_type);
 
        if (head_ref && !(head_type & REF_ISSYMREF)) {
                FREE_AND_NULL(head_ref);