1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index 98a2860409..5628fc7103 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -983,6 +983,9 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		dir.flags |= DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS;
 	}
 
+	prepare_repo_settings(the_repository);
+	the_repository->settings.command_requires_full_index = 0;
+
 	if (read_cache() < 0)
 		die(_("index file corrupt"));