1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh
index d99688fbf2..6a87c717e9 100755
--- a/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/git-checkout.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ else
 	exit 0
     )
     saved_err=$?
-    git diff-files --name-status
+    test "$new" = "$old" ||
+	git diff-index --name-status "$new"
     (exit $saved_err)
 fi