diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 5348aebbe9..b83eb8ead1 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -4388,27 +4388,27 @@ static void add_unreachable_loose_objects(struct rev_info *revs)
 
 static int has_sha1_pack_kept_or_nonlocal(const struct object_id *oid)
 {
-	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
-	static struct packed_git *last_found = (void *)1;
+	static struct packed_git *last_found = NULL;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
-	p = (last_found != (void *)1) ? last_found :
-					packfile_store_get_packs(packs);
+	if (last_found && find_pack_entry_one(oid, last_found))
+		return 1;
 
-	while (p) {
-		if ((!p->pack_local || p->pack_keep ||
-				p->pack_keep_in_core) &&
-			find_pack_entry_one(oid, p)) {
+	repo_for_each_pack(the_repository, p) {
+		/*
+		 * We have already checked `last_found`, so there is no need to
+		 * re-check here.
+		 */
+		if (p == last_found)
+			continue;
+
+		if ((!p->pack_local || p->pack_keep || p->pack_keep_in_core) &&
+		    find_pack_entry_one(oid, p)) {
 			last_found = p;
 			return 1;
 		}
-		if (p == last_found)
-			p = packfile_store_get_packs(packs);
-		else
-			p = p->next;
-		if (p == last_found)
-			p = p->next;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }