|| hashcmp(ce->sha1, sha1))
staged_changes = 1;
- if (local_changes && staged_changes)
+ if (local_changes && staged_changes &&
+ !(index_only && is_empty_blob_sha1(ce->sha1)))
errs = error("'%s' has staged content different "
"from both the file and the HEAD\n"
"(use -f to force removal)", name);