dropsave() {
        rm -f -- "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD" "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_MSG" \
-                "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_SAVE" || exit 1
+                "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_STASH" || exit 1
 }
 
 savestate() {
        # Stash away any local modifications.
-       git diff-index -z --name-only $head |
-       cpio -0 -o >"$GIT_DIR/MERGE_SAVE"
+       git stash create >"$GIT_DIR/MERGE_STASH"
 }
 
 restorestate() {
-        if test -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_SAVE"
+        if test -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_STASH"
        then
                git reset --hard $head >/dev/null
-               cpio -iuv <"$GIT_DIR/MERGE_SAVE"
+               git stash apply $(cat "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_STASH")
                git update-index --refresh >/dev/null
        fi
 }
     single_strategy=no
     ;;
 *)
-    rm -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_SAVE"
+    rm -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_STASH"
     single_strategy=yes
     ;;
 esac