diff --git a/src/cherrypick.c b/src/cherrypick.c
index ab067339e..d8b6858ae 100644
--- a/src/cherrypick.c
+++ b/src/cherrypick.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int write_cherrypick_head(
 	git_buf file_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_CHERRYPICK_HEAD_FILE)) >= 0 &&
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_CHERRYPICK_HEAD_FILE)) >= 0 &&
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_CHERRYPICK_FILE_MODE)) >= 0 &&
 		(error = git_filebuf_printf(&file, "%s\n", commit_oidstr)) >= 0)
 		error = git_filebuf_commit(&file);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int write_merge_msg(
 	git_buf file_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_CHERRYPICK_FILE_MODE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_printf(&file, "%s", commit_msg)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/fetchhead.c b/src/fetchhead.c
index 0d9ab2c25..6e6f3eb5e 100644
--- a/src/fetchhead.c
+++ b/src/fetchhead.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int git_fetchhead_write(git_repository *repo, git_vector *fetchhead_refs)
 
 	assert(repo && fetchhead_refs);
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, GIT_FETCH_HEAD_FILE) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_FETCH_HEAD_FILE) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (git_filebuf_open(&file, path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_REFS_FILE_MODE) < 0) {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int git_repository_fetchhead_foreach(git_repository *repo,
 
 	assert(repo && cb);
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, GIT_FETCH_HEAD_FILE) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_FETCH_HEAD_FILE) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if ((error = git_futils_readbuffer(&file, git_buf_cstr(&path))) < 0)
diff --git a/src/merge.c b/src/merge.c
index eceadf08a..857d51311 100644
--- a/src/merge.c
+++ b/src/merge.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ int git_repository_mergehead_foreach(
 
 	assert(repo && cb);
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&merge_head_path, repo->path_repository,
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&merge_head_path, repo->gitdir,
 		GIT_MERGE_HEAD_FILE)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ static int write_merge_head(
 
 	assert(repo && heads);
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_HEAD_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_HEAD_FILE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_MERGE_FILE_MODE)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ static int write_merge_mode(git_repository *repo)
 
 	assert(repo);
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_MODE_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MODE_FILE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_MERGE_FILE_MODE)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ static int write_merge_msg(
 	for (i = 0; i < heads_len; i++)
 		entries[i].merge_head = heads[i];
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_MERGE_FILE_MODE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_write(&file, "Merge ", 6)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ int git_merge__append_conflicts_to_merge_msg(
 	if (!git_index_has_conflicts(index))
 		return 0;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_APPEND, GIT_MERGE_FILE_MODE)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/rebase.c b/src/rebase.c
index b2024a439..09941a2a2 100644
--- a/src/rebase.c
+++ b/src/rebase.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int rebase_state_type(
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	git_rebase_type_t type = GIT_REBASE_TYPE_NONE;
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, REBASE_APPLY_DIR) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, REBASE_APPLY_DIR) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (git_path_isdir(git_buf_cstr(&path))) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int rebase_state_type(
 	}
 
 	git_buf_clear(&path);
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, REBASE_MERGE_DIR) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, REBASE_MERGE_DIR) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (git_path_isdir(git_buf_cstr(&path))) {
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static int rebase_init_merge(
 
 	GIT_UNUSED(upstream);
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&state_path, repo->path_repository, REBASE_MERGE_DIR)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&state_path, repo->gitdir, REBASE_MERGE_DIR)) < 0)
 		goto done;
 
 	rebase->state_path = git_buf_detach(&state_path);
diff --git a/src/refdb_fs.c b/src/refdb_fs.c
index 91183cd71..3d690630e 100644
--- a/src/refdb_fs.c
+++ b/src/refdb_fs.c
@@ -1435,13 +1435,13 @@ static int setup_namespace(git_buf *gitpath, git_repository *repo)
 	char *parts, *start, *end;
 
 	/* Not all repositories have a gitpath */
-	if (repo->path_repository == NULL)
+	if (repo->gitdir == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	if (repo->commondir == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Load the path to the repo first */
-	git_buf_puts(gitpath, repo->path_repository);
+	git_buf_puts(gitpath, repo->gitdir);
 
 	/* if the repo is not namespaced, nothing else to do */
 	if (repo->namespace == NULL)
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ static int refdb_reflog_fs__rename(git_refdb_backend *_backend, const char *old_
 		&normalized, new_name, GIT_REF_FORMAT_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) < 0)
 			return error;
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&temp_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_REFLOG_DIR) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&temp_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_REFLOG_DIR) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (git_buf_joinpath(&old_path, git_buf_cstr(&temp_path), old_name) < 0)
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index 8753636cb..55724845f 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ void git_repository_free(git_repository *repo)
 		git_buf_free(git_array_get(repo->reserved_names, i));
 	git_array_clear(repo->reserved_names);
 
-	git__free(repo->path_gitlink);
-	git__free(repo->path_repository);
+	git__free(repo->gitlink);
+	git__free(repo->gitdir);
 	git__free(repo->commondir);
 	git__free(repo->workdir);
 	git__free(repo->namespace);
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int load_workdir(git_repository *repo, git_config *config, git_buf *paren
 
 	if (ce && ce->value) {
 		if ((error = git_path_prettify_dir(
-				&worktree, ce->value, repo->path_repository)) < 0)
+				&worktree, ce->value, repo->gitdir)) < 0)
 			goto cleanup;
 
 		repo->workdir = git_buf_detach(&worktree);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int load_workdir(git_repository *repo, git_config *config, git_buf *paren
 	else if (parent_path && git_path_isdir(parent_path->ptr))
 		repo->workdir = git_buf_detach(parent_path);
 	else {
-		if (git_path_dirname_r(&worktree, repo->path_repository) < 0 ||
+		if (git_path_dirname_r(&worktree, repo->gitdir) < 0 ||
 		    git_path_to_dir(&worktree) < 0) {
 			error = -1;
 			goto cleanup;
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ int git_repository_open_bare(
 	repo = repository_alloc();
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo);
 
-	repo->path_repository = git_buf_detach(&path);
-	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->path_repository);
+	repo->gitdir = git_buf_detach(&path);
+	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->gitdir);
 	repo->commondir = git_buf_detach(&common_path);
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->commondir);
 
@@ -763,19 +763,19 @@ int git_repository_open_ext(
 	repo = repository_alloc();
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo);
 
-	repo->path_repository = git_buf_detach(&path);
-	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->path_repository);
+	repo->gitdir = git_buf_detach(&path);
+	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->gitdir);
 
 	if (link_path.size) {
-		repo->path_gitlink = git_buf_detach(&link_path);
-		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->path_gitlink);
+		repo->gitlink = git_buf_detach(&link_path);
+		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->gitlink);
 	}
 	if (common_path.size) {
 		repo->commondir = git_buf_detach(&common_path);
 		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(repo->commondir);
 	}
 
-	if (repo->path_gitlink && repo->commondir && strcmp(repo->path_gitlink, repo->commondir))
+	if (repo->gitlink && repo->commondir && strcmp(repo->gitlink, repo->commondir))
 		repo->is_worktree = 1;
 
 	/*
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ int git_repository_index__weakptr(git_index **out, git_repository *repo)
 		git_buf index_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 		git_index *index;
 
-		if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&index_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_INDEX_FILE)) < 0)
+		if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&index_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_INDEX_FILE)) < 0)
 			return error;
 
 		error = git_index_open(&index, index_path.ptr);
@@ -1230,13 +1230,13 @@ bool git_repository__reserved_names(
 			prefixcmp = (error || ignorecase) ? git__prefixcmp_icase :
 				git__prefixcmp;
 
-			if (repo->path_gitlink &&
-				reserved_names_add8dot3(repo, repo->path_gitlink) < 0)
+			if (repo->gitlink &&
+				reserved_names_add8dot3(repo, repo->gitlink) < 0)
 				goto on_error;
 
-			if (repo->path_repository &&
-				prefixcmp(repo->path_repository, repo->workdir) == 0 &&
-				reserved_names_add8dot3(repo, repo->path_repository) < 0)
+			if (repo->gitdir &&
+				prefixcmp(repo->gitdir, repo->workdir) == 0 &&
+				reserved_names_add8dot3(repo, repo->gitdir) < 0)
 				goto on_error;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ int git_repository_item_path(git_buf *out, git_repository *repo, git_repository_
 const char *git_repository_path(git_repository *repo)
 {
 	assert(repo);
-	return repo->path_repository;
+	return repo->gitdir;
 }
 
 const char *git_repository_workdir(git_repository *repo)
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ int git_repository__set_orig_head(git_repository *repo, const git_oid *orig_head
 
 	git_oid_fmt(orig_head_str, orig_head);
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_ORIG_HEAD_FILE)) == 0 &&
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_ORIG_HEAD_FILE)) == 0 &&
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_MERGE_FILE_MODE)) == 0 &&
 		(error = git_filebuf_printf(&file, "%.*s\n", GIT_OID_HEXSZ, orig_head_str)) == 0)
 		error = git_filebuf_commit(&file);
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ int git_repository_message(git_buf *out, git_repository *repo)
 
 	git_buf_sanitize(out);
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if ((error = p_stat(git_buf_cstr(&path), &st)) < 0) {
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ int git_repository_message_remove(git_repository *repo)
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int error;
 
-	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	error = p_unlink(git_buf_cstr(&path));
@@ -2650,7 +2650,7 @@ int git_repository_state(git_repository *repo)
 
 	assert(repo);
 
-	if (git_buf_puts(&repo_path, repo->path_repository) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_puts(&repo_path, repo->gitdir) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (git_path_contains_file(&repo_path, GIT_REBASE_MERGE_INTERACTIVE_FILE))
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ int git_repository__cleanup_files(
 	for (error = 0, i = 0; !error && i < files_len; ++i) {
 		const char *path;
 
-		if (git_buf_joinpath(&buf, repo->path_repository, files[i]) < 0)
+		if (git_buf_joinpath(&buf, repo->gitdir, files[i]) < 0)
 			return -1;
 
 		path = git_buf_cstr(&buf);
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ int git_repository_is_shallow(git_repository *repo)
 	struct stat st;
 	int error;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, "shallow")) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->gitdir, "shallow")) < 0)
 		return error;
 
 	error = git_path_lstat(path.ptr, &st);
diff --git a/src/repository.h b/src/repository.h
index 74e15e146..c328ecd21 100644
--- a/src/repository.h
+++ b/src/repository.h
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ struct git_repository {
 	git_attr_cache *attrcache;
 	git_diff_driver_registry *diff_drivers;
 
-	char *path_repository;
-	char *path_gitlink;
+	char *gitlink;
+	char *gitdir;
 	char *commondir;
 	char *workdir;
 	char *namespace;
diff --git a/src/revert.c b/src/revert.c
index b255245bf..747938fb3 100644
--- a/src/revert.c
+++ b/src/revert.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static int write_revert_head(
 	git_buf file_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_REVERT_HEAD_FILE)) >= 0 &&
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_REVERT_HEAD_FILE)) >= 0 &&
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_REVERT_FILE_MODE)) >= 0 &&
 		(error = git_filebuf_printf(&file, "%s\n", commit_oidstr)) >= 0)
 		error = git_filebuf_commit(&file);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int write_merge_msg(
 	git_buf file_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->path_repository, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
+	if ((error = git_buf_joinpath(&file_path, repo->gitdir, GIT_MERGE_MSG_FILE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_open(&file, file_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE, GIT_REVERT_FILE_MODE)) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_filebuf_printf(&file, "Revert \"%s\"\n\nThis reverts commit %s.\n",
 		commit_msgline, commit_oidstr)) < 0)
diff --git a/tests/worktree/merge.c b/tests/worktree/merge.c
index 8221e4fc1..36cc2a6c1 100644
--- a/tests/worktree/merge.c
+++ b/tests/worktree/merge.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void test_worktree_merge__merge_setup(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(merge_files); i++) {
 		git_buf_clear(&path);
 		cl_git_pass(git_buf_printf(&path, "%s/%s",
-			    fixture.worktree->path_repository, merge_files[i]));
+			    fixture.worktree->gitdir, merge_files[i]));
 		cl_assert(git_path_exists(path.ptr));
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/worktree/worktree.c b/tests/worktree/worktree.c
index 756cf387b..81d592951 100644
--- a/tests/worktree/worktree.c
+++ b/tests/worktree/worktree.c
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ void test_worktree_worktree__lookup(void)
 	git_buf_printf(&gitdir_path, "%s/worktrees/%s", fixture.repo->commondir, "testrepo-worktree");
 
 	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->gitdir_path, gitdir_path.ptr);
-	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->parent_path, fixture.repo->path_repository);
-	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->gitlink_path, fixture.worktree->path_gitlink);
+	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->parent_path, fixture.repo->gitdir);
+	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->gitlink_path, fixture.worktree->gitlink);
 	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->commondir_path, fixture.repo->commondir);
 
 	git_buf_free(&gitdir_path);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void test_worktree_worktree__open_invalid_parent(void)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_buf_sets(&buf, "/path/to/nonexistent/gitdir"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_writebuffer(&buf,
-		    fixture.worktree->path_gitlink, O_RDWR, 0644));
+		    fixture.worktree->gitlink, O_RDWR, 0644));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_worktree_lookup(&wt, fixture.repo, "testrepo-worktree"));
 	cl_git_fail(git_repository_open_from_worktree(&repo, wt));
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void test_worktree_worktree__init_existing_worktree(void)
 	cl_git_fail(git_worktree_add(&wt, fixture.repo, "testrepo-worktree", path.ptr));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_worktree_lookup(&wt, fixture.repo, "testrepo-worktree"));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->gitlink_path, fixture.worktree->path_gitlink);
+	cl_assert_equal_s(wt->gitlink_path, fixture.worktree->gitlink);
 
 	git_buf_free(&path);
 	git_worktree_free(wt);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void test_worktree_worktree__init_existing_path(void)
 	 * the init call */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wtfiles); i++) {
 		cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&path,
-			    fixture.worktree->path_repository, wtfiles[i]));
+			    fixture.worktree->gitdir, wtfiles[i]));
 		cl_git_pass(p_unlink(path.ptr));
 	}
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void test_worktree_worktree__init_existing_path(void)
 	/* Verify files have not been re-created */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wtfiles); i++) {
 		cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&path,
-			    fixture.worktree->path_repository, wtfiles[i]));
+			    fixture.worktree->gitdir, wtfiles[i]));
 		cl_assert(!git_path_exists(path.ptr));
 	}