diff --git a/applypatch b/applypatch
index 6db3588773..789917f3c5 100755
--- a/applypatch
+++ b/applypatch
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ echo
 echo Applying "'$SUBJECT'"
 echo
 
-git-apply $PATCHFILE || exit 1
+git-apply --index $PATCHFILE || exit 1
 tree=$(git-write-tree) || exit 1
 echo Wrote tree $tree
 commit=$(git-commit-tree $tree -p $(cat .git/HEAD) < $final) || exit 1