1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index 79203c6c1e..ea24d4c2f4 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -719,11 +719,9 @@ static void update_paths(struct string_list *update)
 			item->string);
 	}
 
-	if (active_cache_changed) {
-		if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &index_lock, COMMIT_LOCK))
-			die("Unable to write new index file");
-	} else
-		rollback_lock_file(&index_lock);
+	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &index_lock,
+			       COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
+		die("Unable to write new index file");
 }
 
 static void remove_variant(struct rerere_id *id)