diff --git a/builtin-fetch-pack.c b/builtin-fetch-pack.c
index de1e8d1365..f4dbcf069e 100644
--- a/builtin-fetch-pack.c
+++ b/builtin-fetch-pack.c
@@ -820,5 +820,6 @@ struct ref *fetch_pack(struct fetch_pack_args *my_args,
 		}
 	}
 
+	reprepare_packed_git();
 	return ref_cpy;
 }