ce->ce_namelen = len;
        ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(mode);
 
-       ret = refresh_cache_entry(&the_index, ce, refresh_options);
+       ret = refresh_cache_entry(istate, ce, refresh_options);
        if (ret != ce)
                discard_cache_entry(ce);
        return ret;
                if (ignore_submodules && S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode))
                        continue;
 
-               if (pathspec && !ce_path_match(&the_index, ce, pathspec, seen))
+               if (pathspec && !ce_path_match(istate, ce, pathspec, seen))
                        filtered = 1;
 
                if (ce_stage(ce)) {