diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index 2187d64..4e34195 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -337,15 +337,13 @@
 	/* Soft reset does not touch the index file nor the working tree
 	 * at all, but requires them in a good order.  Other resets reset
 	 * the index file to the tree object we are switching to. */
-	if (reset_type == SOFT)
+	if (reset_type == SOFT || reset_type == KEEP)
 		die_if_unmerged_cache(reset_type);
-	else {
-		int err;
-		if (reset_type == KEEP)
-			die_if_unmerged_cache(reset_type);
-		err = reset_index_file(sha1, reset_type, quiet);
-		if (reset_type == KEEP)
-			err = err || reset_index_file(sha1, MIXED, quiet);
+
+	if (reset_type != SOFT) {
+		int err = reset_index_file(sha1, reset_type, quiet);
+		if (reset_type == KEEP && !err)
+			err = reset_index_file(sha1, MIXED, quiet);
 		if (err)
 			die(_("Could not reset index file to revision '%s'."), rev);
 	}