diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 77ce5583a2..5b0c4489e2 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -1817,11 +1817,11 @@ static void check_object(struct object_entry *entry, uint32_t object_index)
 				goto give_up;
 			}
 			if (reuse_delta && !entry->preferred_base) {
-				struct revindex_entry *revidx;
-				revidx = find_pack_revindex(p, ofs);
-				if (!revidx)
+				uint32_t pos;
+				if (offset_to_pack_pos(p, ofs, &pos) < 0)
 					goto give_up;
-				if (!nth_packed_object_id(&base_ref, p, revidx->nr))
+				if (!nth_packed_object_id(&base_ref, p,
+							  pack_pos_to_index(p, pos)))
 					have_base = 1;
 			}
 			entry->in_pack_header_size = used + used_0;