diff --git a/internal/repository/repack.go b/internal/repository/repack.go
index 92be33952..587721fc7 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repack.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repack.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 func Repack(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, dstRepo restic.Repository, packs restic.IDSet, keepBlobs restic.BlobSet, p *progress.Counter) (obsoletePacks restic.IDSet, err error) {
 	debug.Log("repacking %d packs while keeping %d blobs", len(packs), len(keepBlobs))
 
-	if repo == dstRepo && dstRepo.Backend().Connections() < 2 {
+	if repo == dstRepo && dstRepo.Connections() < 2 {
 		return nil, errors.Fatal("repack step requires a backend connection limit of at least two")
 	}