} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--shallow-file")) {
                        (*argv)++;
                        (*argc)--;
-                       set_alternate_shallow_file((*argv)[0], 1);
+                       set_alternate_shallow_file(the_repository, (*argv)[0], 1);
                        if (envchanged)
                                *envchanged = 1;
                } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-C")) {
 
        trace_argv_printf(argv, "trace: built-in: git");
 
+       validate_cache_entries(&the_index);
        status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
+       validate_cache_entries(&the_index);
+
        if (status)
                return status;