diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index 11902cd51d..9fe0cd5f9b 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int verify_uptodate(struct cache_entry *ce,
 {
 	struct stat st;
 
-	if (o->index_only || o->reset)
+	if (o->index_only || o->reset || ce_uptodate(ce))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!lstat(ce->name, &st)) {