{ "checkout-index", cmd_checkout_index,
                        RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE},
                { "check-ref-format", cmd_check_ref_format },
-               { "check-attr", cmd_check_attr, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
+               { "check-attr", cmd_check_attr, RUN_SETUP },
                { "cherry", cmd_cherry, RUN_SETUP },
                { "cherry-pick", cmd_cherry_pick, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
                { "clone", cmd_clone },