diff --git a/src/checkout.c b/src/checkout.c
index 9d1eed59f..25018d291 100644
--- a/src/checkout.c
+++ b/src/checkout.c
@@ -370,10 +370,8 @@ static int checkout_action_wd_only(
 			 */
 			const git_index_entry *e = git_index_get_byindex(data->index, pos);
 
-			if (e != NULL && data->diff->pfxcomp(e->path, wd->path) == 0) {
-				notify = GIT_CHECKOUT_NOTIFY_DIRTY;
-				remove = ((data->strategy & GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE) != 0);
-			}
+			if (e != NULL && data->diff->pfxcomp(e->path, wd->path) == 0)
+				return git_iterator_advance_into(wditem, workdir);
 		}
 	}