diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index dd2480a73d..4338962904 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -5190,10 +5190,7 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc,
 	}
 	if (path_walk) {
 		strvec_push(&rp, "--boundary");
-		 /*
-		  * We must disable the bitmaps because we are removing
-		  * the --objects / --objects-edge[-aggressive] options.
-		  */
+		strvec_push(&rp, "--objects");
 		use_bitmap_index = 0;
 	} else if (thin) {
 		use_internal_rev_list = 1;