struct index_state *index = p->index;
        struct cache_entry **cep = index->cache + p->offset;
        struct cache_def cache;
+       struct pathspec pathspec;
 
+       init_pathspec(&pathspec, p->pathspec);
        memset(&cache, 0, sizeof(cache));
        nr = p->nr;
        if (nr + p->offset > index->cache_nr)
 
                if (ce_stage(ce))
                        continue;
+               if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode))
+                       continue;
                if (ce_uptodate(ce))
                        continue;
-               if (!ce_path_match(ce, p->pathspec))
+               if (!ce_path_match(ce, &pathspec))
                        continue;
                if (threaded_has_symlink_leading_path(&cache, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
                        continue;
                        continue;
                ce_mark_uptodate(ce);
        } while (--nr > 0);
+       free_pathspec(&pathspec);
        return NULL;
 }