(reference_name = reference_name_to_free =
                     resolve_refdup(upstream, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
                                    &oid, NULL)) != NULL)
-                       reference_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&oid);
+                       reference_rev = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository,
+                                                               &oid);
        }
        if (!reference_rev)
                reference_rev = head_rev;
                               const struct object_id *oid, struct commit *head_rev,
                               int kinds, int force)
 {
-       struct commit *rev = lookup_commit_reference(oid);
+       struct commit *rev = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, oid);
        if (!rev) {
                error(_("Couldn't look up commit object for '%s'"), refname);
                return -1;
        }
 
        if (!force) {
-               head_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&head_oid);
+               head_rev = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &head_oid);
                if (!head_rev)
                        die(_("Couldn't look up commit object for HEAD"));
        }