#include "refs.h"
 #include "resolve-undo.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "pathspec.h"
 
 /*
  * Default to not allowing changes to the list of files. The
         */
        int pos;
        int has_head = 1;
-       const char **paths = get_pathspec(prefix, av + 1);
        struct pathspec pathspec;
 
-       init_pathspec(&pathspec, paths);
+       parse_pathspec(&pathspec, 0,
+                      PATHSPEC_PREFER_CWD,
+                      prefix, av + 1);
 
        if (read_ref("HEAD", head_sha1))
                /* If there is no HEAD, that means it is an initial