if (reset_type == NONE)
reset_type = MIXED; /* by default */
- if (reset_type == HARD && is_bare_repository())
- die("hard reset makes no sense in a bare repository");
+ if (reset_type == HARD || reset_type == MERGE)
+ setup_work_tree();
/* Soft reset does not touch the index file nor the working tree
* at all, but requires them in a good order. Other resets reset