diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 85399bf78e..e537031108 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -875,10 +875,13 @@ static int http_request(const char *url, void *result, int target, int options)
 static int http_request_reauth(const char *url, void *result, int target,
 			       int options)
 {
-	int ret = http_request(url, result, target, options);
-	if (ret != HTTP_REAUTH)
-		return ret;
-	return http_request(url, result, target, options);
+	int ret;
+
+	do {
+		ret = http_request(url, result, target, options);
+	} while (ret == HTTP_REAUTH);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int http_get_strbuf(const char *url, struct strbuf *result, int options)