diff --git a/convert.c b/convert.c
index 976d4905cb..516f1095b0 100644
--- a/convert.c
+++ b/convert.c
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@ static int apply_multi_file_filter(const char *path, const char *src, size_t len
 		if (err)
 			goto done;
 
-		err = read_packetized_to_strbuf(process->out, &nbuf) < 0;
+		err = read_packetized_to_strbuf(process->out, &nbuf,
+						PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_EOF) < 0;
 		if (err)
 			goto done;
 
diff --git a/pkt-line.c b/pkt-line.c
index 457ac4e151..0194137528 100644
--- a/pkt-line.c
+++ b/pkt-line.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ char *packet_read_line_buf(char **src, size_t *src_len, int *dst_len)
 	return packet_read_line_generic(-1, src, src_len, dst_len);
 }
 
-ssize_t read_packetized_to_strbuf(int fd_in, struct strbuf *sb_out)
+ssize_t read_packetized_to_strbuf(int fd_in, struct strbuf *sb_out, int options)
 {
 	int packet_len;
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ ssize_t read_packetized_to_strbuf(int fd_in, struct strbuf *sb_out)
 			 * that there is already room for the extra byte.
 			 */
 			sb_out->buf + sb_out->len, LARGE_PACKET_DATA_MAX+1,
-			PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_EOF);
+			options);
 		if (packet_len <= 0)
 			break;
 		sb_out->len += packet_len;
diff --git a/pkt-line.h b/pkt-line.h
index 80ce0187e2..5af5f45687 100644
--- a/pkt-line.h
+++ b/pkt-line.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ char *packet_read_line_buf(char **src_buf, size_t *src_len, int *size);
 /*
  * Reads a stream of variable sized packets until a flush packet is detected.
  */
-ssize_t read_packetized_to_strbuf(int fd_in, struct strbuf *sb_out);
+ssize_t read_packetized_to_strbuf(int fd_in, struct strbuf *sb_out, int options);
 
 /*
  * Receive multiplexed output stream over git native protocol.