diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 19eb6cf..d3f1234 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	wt_status_collect(&s);
 
 	if (0 <= fd)
-		update_index_if_able(&the_index, &index_lock);
+		repo_update_index_if_able(the_repository, &index_lock);
 
 	if (s.relative_paths)
 		s.prefix = prefix;