if (is_file) {
                                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-                               if (convert_to_git(elem->path, result, len, &buf, safe_crlf)) {
+                               if (convert_to_git(&the_index, elem->path, result, len, &buf, safe_crlf)) {
                                        free(result);
                                        result = strbuf_detach(&buf, &len);
                                        result_size = len;