diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index da1ba4c..78ef319 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ static int list_paths(struct string_list *list, const char *with_tree,
 
 	if (with_tree) {
 		char *max_prefix = common_prefix(pattern);
-		overlay_tree_on_cache(with_tree, max_prefix ? max_prefix : prefix);
+		overlay_tree_on_index(&the_index, with_tree,
+				      max_prefix ? max_prefix : prefix);
 		free(max_prefix);
 	}