diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 5d1d28523d6..4ab746a3cb5 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ enum ref_worktree_type parse_worktree_ref(const char *maybe_worktree_ref,
 	return REF_WORKTREE_SHARED;
 }
 
-long get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms(void)
+long get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms(struct repository *repo)
 {
 	static int configured = 0;
 
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ long get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms(void)
 	static int timeout_ms = 100;
 
 	if (!configured) {
-		repo_config_get_int(the_repository, "core.filesreflocktimeout", &timeout_ms);
+		repo_config_get_int(repo, "core.filesreflocktimeout", &timeout_ms);
 		configured = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 0537a72b2af..10e4388d2ca 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ retry:
 
 	if (hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(
 			    &lock->lk, ref_file.buf, LOCK_NO_DEREF,
-			    get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms()) < 0) {
+			    get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms(transaction->ref_store->repo)) < 0) {
 		int myerr = errno;
 		errno = 0;
 		if (myerr == ENOENT && --attempts_remaining > 0) {
@@ -1190,13 +1190,17 @@ static int remove_empty_directories(struct strbuf *path)
 	return remove_dir_recursively(path, REMOVE_DIR_EMPTY_ONLY);
 }
 
+struct create_reflock_cb {
+    struct lock_file *lk;
+    struct repository *repo;
+};
+
 static int create_reflock(const char *path, void *cb)
 {
-	struct lock_file *lk = cb;
-
+	struct create_reflock_cb *data = cb;
 	return hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(
-			lk, path, LOCK_NO_DEREF,
-			get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms()) < 0 ? -1 : 0;
+			data->lk, path, LOCK_NO_DEREF,
+			get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms(data->repo)) < 0 ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1208,6 +1212,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_oid_basic(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 {
 	struct strbuf ref_file = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct ref_lock *lock;
+	struct create_reflock_cb cb_data;
 
 	files_assert_main_repository(refs, "lock_ref_oid_basic");
 	assert(err);
@@ -1229,8 +1234,10 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_oid_basic(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 
 	lock->ref_name = xstrdup(refname);
 	lock->count = 1;
+	cb_data.lk   = &lock->lk;
+	cb_data.repo = refs->base.repo;
 
-	if (raceproof_create_file(ref_file.buf, create_reflock, &lock->lk)) {
+	if (raceproof_create_file(ref_file.buf, create_reflock, &cb_data)) {
 		unable_to_lock_message(ref_file.buf, errno, err);
 		goto error_return;
 	}
diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index d79e35fd269..e4cfd9e19ee 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct ref_transaction;
  * Return the length of time to retry acquiring a loose reference lock
  * before giving up, in milliseconds:
  */
-long get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms(void);
+long get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms(struct repository *repo);
 
 /*
  * Return true iff refname is minimally safe. "Safe" here means that