diff --git a/src/stash.c b/src/stash.c
index 1cd64a6fe..8aa48cafe 100644
--- a/src/stash.c
+++ b/src/stash.c
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ static int build_workdir_tree(
 	if ((error = git_commit_tree(&b_tree, b_commit)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	if ((error = git_diff_tree_to_workdir_with_index(
-			&diff, repo, b_tree, &opts)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_diff_tree_to_workdir(&diff, repo, b_tree, &opts)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	data.include_changed = true;
diff --git a/tests/stash/save.c b/tests/stash/save.c
index 78eee4a04..e07877516 100644
--- a/tests/stash/save.c
+++ b/tests/stash/save.c
@@ -399,3 +399,22 @@ void test_stash_save__skip_submodules(void)
 
 	assert_status(repo, "untracked_repo/", GIT_STATUS_WT_NEW);
 }
+
+void test_stash_save__deleted_in_index_modified_in_workdir(void)
+{
+	git_index *index;
+
+	git_repository_index(&index, repo);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_remove_bypath(index, "who"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
+
+	assert_status(repo, "who", GIT_STATUS_WT_NEW | GIT_STATUS_INDEX_DELETED);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_stash_save(&stash_tip_oid, repo, signature, NULL, GIT_STASH_DEFAULT));
+
+	assert_blob_oid("stash@{0}^0:who", "a0400d4954659306a976567af43125a0b1aa8595");
+	assert_blob_oid("stash@{0}^2:who", NULL);
+
+	git_index_free(index);
+}