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diff --git a/repository.c b/repository.c
index a4174dd..c98298a 100644
--- a/repository.c
+++ b/repository.c
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ int repo_read_index(struct repository *repo)
if (!repo->index)
repo->index = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*repo->index));
+ /* Complete the double-reference */
+ if (!repo->index->repo)
+ repo->index->repo = repo;
+ else if (repo->index->repo != repo)
+ BUG("repo's index should point back at itself");
+
return read_index_from(repo->index, repo->index_file, repo->gitdir);
}