1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/reset.c b/reset.c
index 315fef91d3..3e7b9e2e13 100644
--- a/reset.c
+++ b/reset.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int reset_head(struct repository *r, struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 	unpack_tree_opts.merge = 1;
 	unpack_tree_opts.preserve_ignored = 0; /* FIXME: !overwrite_ignore */
 	init_checkout_metadata(&unpack_tree_opts.meta, switch_to_branch, oid, NULL);
-	if (!detach_head)
+	if (reset_hard)
 		unpack_tree_opts.reset = UNPACK_RESET_PROTECT_UNTRACKED;
 
 	if (repo_read_index_unmerged(r) < 0) {