diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/git/revert b/sys/src/cmd/git/revert
index 4a7cff71b..a516e3a9d 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/git/revert
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/git/revert
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ if(~ $#query 1)
 files=`$nl{cleanname -d $gitrel $*}
 for(f in `$nl{cd $commit/tree/ && walk -f $files}){
 	mkdir -p `{basename -d $f}
-	if(cp -x -- $commit/tree/$f $f)
-		walk -eq $f > .git/index9/tracked/$f
-	if not
-		echo -n > .git/index9/tracked/$f
+	cp -x -- $commit/tree/$f $f
+	git/add $f
 }
 exit ''