diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java
index 8d934879e..3593c6101 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java
@@ -332,15 +332,17 @@ public final class DfsReader extends ObjectReader implements ObjectReuseAsIs {
 
 		OBJECT_SCAN: for (Iterator<T> it = pending.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
 			T t = it.next();
-			try {
-				long p = lastPack.findOffset(this, t);
-				if (0 < p) {
-					r.add(new FoundObject<T>(t, lastIdx, lastPack, p));
-					it.remove();
-					continue;
+			if (!skipGarbagePack(lastPack)) {
+				try {
+					long p = lastPack.findOffset(this, t);
+					if (0 < p) {
+						r.add(new FoundObject<T>(t, lastIdx, lastPack, p));
+						it.remove();
+						continue;
+					}
+				} catch (IOException e) {
+					// Fall though and try to examine other packs.
 				}
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				// Fall though and try to examine other packs.
 			}
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < packs.length; i++) {