diff --git a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
index ff8535c66..546dc863d 100644
--- a/src/status.c
+++ b/src/status.c
@@ -340,17 +340,17 @@ int git_status_file(
 	assert(status_flags && repo && path);
 
 	if ((workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo)) == NULL) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Cannot get file status from bare repo");
-		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Cannot get file status from bare repo");
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (git_buf_joinpath(&temp_path, workdir, path) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (git_path_isdir(temp_path.ptr)) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Cannot get file status for directory '%s'", temp_path.ptr);
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Cannot get file status for directory '%s'", temp_path.ptr);
 		git_buf_free(&temp_path);
-		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	e = status_entry_new(NULL, path);
diff --git a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
index 8f48cf16a..2a647ffb0 100644
--- a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ void test_status_worktree__single_folder(void)
 
 	error = git_status_file(&status_flags, repo, "subdir");
 	cl_git_fail(error);
+	cl_assert(error != GIT_ENOTFOUND);
 }
 
 
@@ -384,3 +385,18 @@ void test_status_worktree__issue_592_5(void)
 
 	git_buf_free(&path);
 }
+
+void test_status_worktree__cannot_retrieve_the_status_of_a_bare_repository(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo;
+	int error, status = 0;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, cl_fixture("testrepo.git")));
+
+	error = git_status_file(&status, repo, "dummy");
+
+	cl_git_fail(error);
+	cl_assert(error != GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+}
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