1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 2d83f3311a..f6066cc01d 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -3318,7 +3318,8 @@ static int remove_dir_recurse(struct strbuf *path, int flag, int *kept_up)
 	struct object_id submodule_head;
 
 	if ((flag & REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_NESTED_GIT) &&
-	    !resolve_gitlink_ref(path->buf, "HEAD", &submodule_head)) {
+	    !repo_resolve_gitlink_ref(the_repository, path->buf,
+				      "HEAD", &submodule_head)) {
 		/* Do not descend and nuke a nested git work tree. */
 		if (kept_up)
 			*kept_up = 1;