3 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index fef00d6d3d..20daa629a1 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -1834,12 +1834,17 @@ struct oidtree *odb_source_loose_cache(struct odb_source *source,
 	return source->loose->cache;
 }
 
-void odb_clear_loose_cache(struct odb_source *source)
+static void odb_source_loose_clear_cache(struct odb_source_loose *loose)
 {
-	oidtree_clear(source->loose->cache);
-	FREE_AND_NULL(source->loose->cache);
-	memset(&source->loose->subdir_seen, 0,
-	       sizeof(source->loose->subdir_seen));
+	oidtree_clear(loose->cache);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(loose->cache);
+	memset(&loose->subdir_seen, 0,
+	       sizeof(loose->subdir_seen));
+}
+
+void odb_source_loose_reprepare(struct odb_source *source)
+{
+	odb_source_loose_clear_cache(source->loose);
 }
 
 static int check_stream_oid(git_zstream *stream,
@@ -2008,6 +2013,6 @@ void odb_source_loose_free(struct odb_source_loose *loose)
 {
 	if (!loose)
 		return;
-	odb_clear_loose_cache(loose->source);
+	odb_source_loose_clear_cache(loose);
 	free(loose);
 }
diff --git a/object-file.h b/object-file.h
index 90da69cf5f..bec855e8e5 100644
--- a/object-file.h
+++ b/object-file.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ struct odb_source_loose {
 struct odb_source_loose *odb_source_loose_new(struct odb_source *source);
 void odb_source_loose_free(struct odb_source_loose *loose);
 
+/* Reprepare the loose source by emptying the loose object cache. */
+void odb_source_loose_reprepare(struct odb_source *source);
+
 /*
  * Populate and return the loose object cache array corresponding to the
  * given object ID.
@@ -44,9 +47,6 @@ void odb_source_loose_free(struct odb_source_loose *loose);
 struct oidtree *odb_source_loose_cache(struct odb_source *source,
 				       const struct object_id *oid);
 
-/* Empty the loose object cache for the specified object directory. */
-void odb_clear_loose_cache(struct odb_source *source);
-
 /*
  * Put in `buf` the name of the file in the local object database that
  * would be used to store a loose object with the specified oid.
diff --git a/odb.c b/odb.c
index 87d84688c6..b3e8d4a49c 100644
--- a/odb.c
+++ b/odb.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ void odb_reprepare(struct object_database *o)
 	odb_prepare_alternates(o);
 
 	for (source = o->sources; source; source = source->next)
-		odb_clear_loose_cache(source);
+		odb_source_loose_reprepare(source);
 
 	o->approximate_object_count_valid = 0;