diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index afa6e02..225e3f1 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -326,8 +326,11 @@
 		struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 		int newfd = hold_locked_index(lock, 1);
 		if (reset_type == MIXED) {
+			int flags = quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN;
 			if (read_from_tree(pathspec, sha1))
 				return 1;
+			refresh_index(&the_index, flags, NULL, NULL,
+				      _("Unstaged changes after reset:"));
 		} else {
 			int err = reset_index(sha1, reset_type, quiet);
 			if (reset_type == KEEP && !err)
@@ -336,12 +339,6 @@
 				die(_("Could not reset index file to revision '%s'."), rev);
 		}
 
-		if (reset_type == MIXED) { /* Report what has not been updated. */
-			int flags = quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN;
-			refresh_index(&the_index, flags, NULL, NULL,
-				      _("Unstaged changes after reset:"));
-		}
-
 		if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
 		    commit_locked_index(lock))
 			die(_("Could not write new index file."));