diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index 12eadacc61..70844d023a 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ static void add_head_info(struct worktree *wt)
 		wt->is_detached = 1;
 }
 
+static int is_current_worktree(struct worktree *wt)
+{
+	char *git_dir = absolute_pathdup(get_git_dir());
+	const char *wt_git_dir = get_worktree_git_dir(wt);
+	int is_current = !fspathcmp(git_dir, absolute_path(wt_git_dir));
+	free(git_dir);
+	return is_current;
+}
+
 /**
  * get the main worktree
  */
@@ -76,6 +85,7 @@ static struct worktree *get_main_worktree(int skip_reading_head)
 	 */
 	worktree->is_bare = (is_bare_repository_cfg == 1) ||
 		is_bare_repository();
+	worktree->is_current = is_current_worktree(worktree);
 	if (!skip_reading_head)
 		add_head_info(worktree);
 	return worktree;
@@ -102,6 +112,7 @@ struct worktree *get_linked_worktree(const char *id,
 	worktree->repo = the_repository;
 	worktree->path = strbuf_detach(&worktree_path, NULL);
 	worktree->id = xstrdup(id);
+	worktree->is_current = is_current_worktree(worktree);
 	if (!skip_reading_head)
 		add_head_info(worktree);
 
@@ -111,23 +122,6 @@ struct worktree *get_linked_worktree(const char *id,
 	return worktree;
 }
 
-static void mark_current_worktree(struct worktree **worktrees)
-{
-	char *git_dir = absolute_pathdup(get_git_dir());
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
-		struct worktree *wt = worktrees[i];
-		const char *wt_git_dir = get_worktree_git_dir(wt);
-
-		if (!fspathcmp(git_dir, absolute_path(wt_git_dir))) {
-			wt->is_current = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	free(git_dir);
-}
-
 /*
  * NEEDSWORK: This function exists so that we can look up metadata of a
  * worktree without trying to access any of its internals like the refdb. It
@@ -164,7 +158,6 @@ static struct worktree **get_worktrees_internal(int skip_reading_head)
 	ALLOC_GROW(list, counter + 1, alloc);
 	list[counter] = NULL;
 
-	mark_current_worktree(list);
 	return list;
 }