diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index c47bd8c4d8..96c4b78dc7 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -2710,8 +2710,7 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
         fnum = 0
         while "depotFile%s" % fnum in commit:
             path =  commit["depotFile%s" % fnum]
-            found = [p for p in self.depotPaths
-                     if p4PathStartsWith(path, p)]
+            found = self.isPathWanted(path)
             if not found:
                 fnum = fnum + 1
                 continue
diff --git a/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh b/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh
index 7530d22de2..9654362052 100755
--- a/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ test_expect_failure 'git p4 clone file subset branch' '
 '
 
 # Check that excluded files are omitted during import
-test_expect_failure 'git p4 clone complex branches with excluded files' '
+test_expect_success 'git p4 clone complex branches with excluded files' '
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	test_create_repo "$git" &&
 	(