diff --git a/src/reset.c b/src/reset.c
index f42a0b3ae..351ecaa2a 100644
--- a/src/reset.c
+++ b/src/reset.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int git_reset(
 
 	if (reset_type == GIT_RESET_HARD) {
 		/* overwrite working directory with HEAD */
-		opts.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE | GIT_CHECKOUT_SKIP_UNMERGED;
+		opts.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE;
 
 		if ((error = git_checkout_tree(repo, (git_object *)tree, &opts)) < 0)
 			goto cleanup;