1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 0afc70b51b..284c64dfc5 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * The backend-independent part of the reference module.
  */
 
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "advice.h"
 #include "config.h"