diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
index 1e7ab67f6e..76d5c20f14 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-import.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -966,8 +966,7 @@ static int store_object(
 	if (e->idx.offset) {
 		duplicate_count_by_type[type]++;
 		return 1;
-	} else if (find_sha1_pack(oid.hash,
-				  get_all_packs(the_repository))) {
+	} else if (find_oid_pack(&oid, get_all_packs(the_repository))) {
 		e->type = type;
 		e->pack_id = MAX_PACK_ID;
 		e->idx.offset = 1; /* just not zero! */
@@ -1167,8 +1166,7 @@ static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 		duplicate_count_by_type[OBJ_BLOB]++;
 		truncate_pack(&checkpoint);
 
-	} else if (find_sha1_pack(oid.hash,
-				  get_all_packs(the_repository))) {
+	} else if (find_oid_pack(&oid, get_all_packs(the_repository))) {
 		e->type = OBJ_BLOB;
 		e->pack_id = MAX_PACK_ID;
 		e->idx.offset = 1; /* just not zero! */
diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index aad89f2eab..4d24e6b8d4 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void start_fetch_packed(struct transfer_request *request)
 	struct transfer_request *check_request = request_queue_head;
 	struct http_pack_request *preq;
 
-	target = find_sha1_pack(request->obj->oid.hash, repo->packs);
+	target = find_oid_pack(&request->obj->oid, repo->packs);
 	if (!target) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to fetch %s, will not be able to update server info refs\n", oid_to_hex(&request->obj->oid));
 		repo->can_update_info_refs = 0;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int add_send_request(struct object *obj, struct remote_lock *lock)
 		get_remote_object_list(obj->oid.hash[0]);
 	if (obj->flags & (REMOTE | PUSHING))
 		return 0;
-	target = find_sha1_pack(obj->oid.hash, repo->packs);
+	target = find_oid_pack(&obj->oid, repo->packs);
 	if (target) {
 		obj->flags |= REMOTE;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/http-walker.c b/http-walker.c
index 36dd1f33c0..43cde0ebe5 100644
--- a/http-walker.c
+++ b/http-walker.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int http_fetch_pack(struct walker *walker, struct alt_base *repo,
 
 	if (fetch_indices(walker, repo))
 		return -1;
-	target = find_sha1_pack(oid->hash, repo->packs);
+	target = find_oid_pack(oid, repo->packs);
 	if (!target)
 		return -1;
 	close_pack_index(target);
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index 0d4fd2737a..c51eab15a5 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -2010,13 +2010,13 @@ int is_pack_valid(struct packed_git *p)
 	return !open_packed_git(p);
 }
 
-struct packed_git *find_sha1_pack(const unsigned char *sha1,
-				  struct packed_git *packs)
+struct packed_git *find_oid_pack(const struct object_id *oid,
+				 struct packed_git *packs)
 {
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
 	for (p = packs; p; p = p->next) {
-		if (find_pack_entry_one(sha1, p))
+		if (find_pack_entry_one(oid->hash, p))
 			return p;
 	}
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
index ad393be9f1..3baffa940c 100644
--- a/packfile.h
+++ b/packfile.h
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@ struct packed_git *get_all_packs(struct repository *r);
  */
 unsigned long repo_approximate_object_count(struct repository *r);
 
-struct packed_git *find_sha1_pack(const unsigned char *sha1,
-				  struct packed_git *packs);
+/*
+ * Find the pack within the "packs" list whose index contains the object "oid".
+ * For general object lookups, you probably don't want this; use
+ * find_pack_entry() instead.
+ */
+struct packed_git *find_oid_pack(const struct object_id *oid,
+				 struct packed_git *packs);
 
 void pack_report(void);