diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index f4e0875..0c56d28 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 
 	if (reset_type != SOFT) {
 		struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*lock));
-		int newfd = hold_locked_index(lock, 1);
+		hold_locked_index(lock, 1);
 		if (reset_type == MIXED) {
 			int flags = quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN;
 			if (read_from_tree(&pathspec, sha1, intent_to_add))
@@ -367,8 +367,7 @@
 				die(_("Could not reset index file to revision '%s'."), rev);
 		}
 
-		if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
-		    commit_locked_index(lock))
+		if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock, COMMIT_LOCK))
 			die(_("Could not write new index file."));
 	}