diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 8976c3d..b910e76 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 
 	if (interactive) {
 		char *old_index_env = NULL;
-		hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
+		hold_locked_index(&index_lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 
 		refresh_cache_or_die(refresh_flags);
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 	 * (B) on failure, rollback the real index.
 	 */
 	if (all || (also && pathspec.nr)) {
-		hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
+		hold_locked_index(&index_lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 		add_files_to_cache(also ? prefix : NULL, &pathspec, 0);
 		refresh_cache_or_die(refresh_flags);
 		update_main_cache_tree(WRITE_TREE_SILENT);
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 	 * We still need to refresh the index here.
 	 */
 	if (!only && !pathspec.nr) {
-		hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
+		hold_locked_index(&index_lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 		refresh_cache_or_die(refresh_flags);
 		if (active_cache_changed
 		    || !cache_tree_fully_valid(active_cache_tree))
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 	if (read_cache() < 0)
 		die(_("cannot read the index"));
 
-	hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
+	hold_locked_index(&index_lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 	add_remove_files(&partial);
 	refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
 	update_main_cache_tree(WRITE_TREE_SILENT);