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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index e22bdf23f5..c291199b70 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -987,8 +987,11 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
struct object_id oid;
const char *parent = "HEAD";
- if (!active_nr && read_cache() < 0)
- die(_("Cannot read index"));
+ if (!active_nr) {
+ discard_cache();
+ if (read_cache() < 0)
+ die(_("Cannot read index"));
+ }
if (amend)
parent = "HEAD^1";