diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c95affadb..c0df6da237 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1136,6 +1136,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += refs/packed-backend.o
 LIB_OBJS += refs/ref-cache.o
 LIB_OBJS += refspec.o
 LIB_OBJS += remote.o
+LIB_OBJS += repack.o
 LIB_OBJS += replace-object.o
 LIB_OBJS += repo-settings.o
 LIB_OBJS += repository.o
diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index 0d35f15b4b..6dfcb3327e 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "prune-packed.h"
 #include "odb.h"
 #include "promisor-remote.h"
+#include "repack.h"
 #include "shallow.h"
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "pack-bitmap.h"
@@ -53,21 +54,6 @@ static const char incremental_bitmap_conflict_error[] = N_(
 "--no-write-bitmap-index or disable the pack.writeBitmaps configuration."
 );
 
-struct pack_objects_args {
-	char *window;
-	char *window_memory;
-	char *depth;
-	char *threads;
-	unsigned long max_pack_size;
-	int no_reuse_delta;
-	int no_reuse_object;
-	int quiet;
-	int local;
-	int name_hash_version;
-	int path_walk;
-	struct list_objects_filter_options filter_options;
-};
-
 static int repack_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 			 const struct config_context *ctx, void *cb)
 {
@@ -116,15 +102,6 @@ static int repack_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	return git_default_config(var, value, ctx, cb);
 }
 
-static void pack_objects_args_release(struct pack_objects_args *args)
-{
-	free(args->window);
-	free(args->window_memory);
-	free(args->depth);
-	free(args->threads);
-	list_objects_filter_release(&args->filter_options);
-}
-
 struct existing_packs {
 	struct repository *repo;
 	struct string_list kept_packs;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b3dfcc0497..993e8f368f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ libgit_sources = [
   'reftable/tree.c',
   'reftable/writer.c',
   'remote.c',
+  'repack.c',
   'replace-object.c',
   'repo-settings.c',
   'repository.c',
diff --git a/repack.c b/repack.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1f5b796fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repack.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "repack.h"
+
+void pack_objects_args_release(struct pack_objects_args *args)
+{
+	free(args->window);
+	free(args->window_memory);
+	free(args->depth);
+	free(args->threads);
+	list_objects_filter_release(&args->filter_options);
+}
diff --git a/repack.h b/repack.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..421d439d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repack.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef REPACK_H
+#define REPACK_H
+
+#include "list-objects-filter-options.h"
+
+struct pack_objects_args {
+	char *window;
+	char *window_memory;
+	char *depth;
+	char *threads;
+	unsigned long max_pack_size;
+	int no_reuse_delta;
+	int no_reuse_object;
+	int quiet;
+	int local;
+	int name_hash_version;
+	int path_walk;
+	struct list_objects_filter_options filter_options;
+};
+
+void pack_objects_args_release(struct pack_objects_args *args);
+
+#endif /* REPACK_H */