diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index f05d2f0a1a..ddee9f8324 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	gc_before_repack();
 
 	if (!repository_format_precious_objects) {
-		close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
-		if (run_command_v_opt(repack.v, RUN_GIT_CMD))
+		if (run_command_v_opt(repack.v,
+				      RUN_GIT_CMD | RUN_CLOSE_OBJECT_STORE))
 			die(FAILED_RUN, repack.v[0]);
 
 		if (prune_expire) {
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int run_write_commit_graph(struct maintenance_run_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 
-	child.git_cmd = 1;
+	child.git_cmd = child.close_object_store = 1;
 	strvec_pushl(&child.args, "commit-graph", "write",
 		     "--split", "--reachable", NULL);
 
@@ -864,7 +864,6 @@ static int maintenance_task_commit_graph(struct maintenance_run_opts *opts)
 	if (!the_repository->settings.core_commit_graph)
 		return 0;
 
-	close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
 	if (run_write_commit_graph(opts)) {
 		error(_("failed to write commit-graph"));
 		return 1;
@@ -913,7 +912,7 @@ static int maintenance_task_gc(struct maintenance_run_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 
-	child.git_cmd = 1;
+	child.git_cmd = child.close_object_store = 1;
 	strvec_push(&child.args, "gc");
 
 	if (opts->auto_flag)
@@ -923,7 +922,6 @@ static int maintenance_task_gc(struct maintenance_run_opts *opts)
 	else
 		strvec_push(&child.args, "--no-quiet");
 
-	close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
 	return run_command(&child);
 }
 
@@ -1097,14 +1095,12 @@ static int multi_pack_index_expire(struct maintenance_run_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 
-	child.git_cmd = 1;
+	child.git_cmd = child.close_object_store = 1;
 	strvec_pushl(&child.args, "multi-pack-index", "expire", NULL);
 
 	if (opts->quiet)
 		strvec_push(&child.args, "--no-progress");
 
-	close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
-
 	if (run_command(&child))
 		return error(_("'git multi-pack-index expire' failed"));
 
@@ -1155,7 +1151,7 @@ static int multi_pack_index_repack(struct maintenance_run_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 
-	child.git_cmd = 1;
+	child.git_cmd = child.close_object_store = 1;
 	strvec_pushl(&child.args, "multi-pack-index", "repack", NULL);
 
 	if (opts->quiet)
@@ -1164,8 +1160,6 @@ static int multi_pack_index_repack(struct maintenance_run_opts *opts)
 	strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--batch-size=%"PRIuMAX,
 				  (uintmax_t)get_auto_pack_size());
 
-	close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
-
 	if (run_command(&child))
 		return error(_("'git multi-pack-index repack' failed"));
 
diff --git a/builtin/pull.c b/builtin/pull.c
index d9f0156d96..751372041c 100644
--- a/builtin/pull.c
+++ b/builtin/pull.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static int run_fetch(const char *repo, const char **refspecs)
 		strvec_pushv(&args, refspecs);
 	} else if (*refspecs)
 		BUG("refspecs without repo?");
-	ret = run_command_v_opt(args.v, RUN_GIT_CMD);
+	ret = run_command_v_opt(args.v, RUN_GIT_CMD | RUN_CLOSE_OBJECT_STORE);
 	strvec_clear(&args);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -999,7 +999,6 @@ int cmd_pull(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			oidclr(&rebase_fork_point);
 	}
 
-	close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
 	if (run_fetch(repo, refspecs))
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 2d1f97e1ca..9d5e0e3d11 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -2580,10 +2580,9 @@ int cmd_receive_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			proc.no_stdin = 1;
 			proc.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
 			proc.err = use_sideband ? -1 : 0;
-			proc.git_cmd = 1;
+			proc.git_cmd = proc.close_object_store = 1;
 			proc.argv = argv_gc_auto;
 
-			close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
 			if (!start_command(&proc)) {
 				if (use_sideband)
 					copy_to_sideband(proc.err, -1, NULL);