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diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index 3b32718436..dfd985b0ef 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -407,6 +407,15 @@ static void verify_uptodate(struct cache_entry *ce,
unsigned changed = ce_match_stat(ce, &st, 1);
if (!changed)
return;
+ /*
+ * NEEDSWORK: the current default policy is to allow
+ * submodule to be out of sync wrt the supermodule
+ * index. This needs to be tightened later for
+ * submodules that are marked to be automatically
+ * checked out.
+ */
+ if (S_ISGITLINK(ntohl(ce->ce_mode)))
+ return;
errno = 0;
}
if (errno == ENOENT)