diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index 9cb7589..ad9f921 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 	return false_lock.filename;
 }
 
-static int run_status(FILE *fp, const char *index_file, const char *prefix)
+static int run_status(FILE *fp, const char *index_file, const char *prefix, int nowarn)
 {
 	struct wt_status s;
 
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@
 	s.untracked = untracked_files;
 	s.index_file = index_file;
 	s.fp = fp;
+	s.nowarn = nowarn;
 
 	wt_status_print(&s);
 
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@
 
 	saved_color_setting = wt_status_use_color;
 	wt_status_use_color = 0;
-	commitable = run_status(fp, index_file, prefix);
+	commitable = run_status(fp, index_file, prefix, 1);
 	wt_status_use_color = saved_color_setting;
 
 	fclose(fp);
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@
 
 	index_file = prepare_index(argc, argv, prefix);
 
-	commitable = run_status(stdout, index_file, prefix);
+	commitable = run_status(stdout, index_file, prefix, 0);
 
 	rollback_index_files();
 
@@ -717,7 +718,7 @@
 
 	if (!prepare_log_message(index_file, prefix) && !in_merge &&
 	    !allow_empty && !(amend && is_a_merge(head_sha1))) {
-		run_status(stdout, index_file, prefix);
+		run_status(stdout, index_file, prefix, 0);
 		rollback_index_files();
 		unlink(commit_editmsg);
 		return 1;