1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/dgit b/dgit
index 7aae321..4938286 100755
--- a/dgit
+++ b/dgit
@@ -6441,6 +6441,8 @@ sub build_or_push_prep_modes () {
     if (madformat_wantfixup($format) && quiltmode_splitbrain()) {
 	$do_split_brain = 1;
     }
+    fail __ "dgit: --include-dirty is not supported in split view quilt mode"
+	if $do_split_brain && $includedirty;
 }
 
 sub build_prep_early () {
@@ -7578,11 +7580,6 @@ sub parseopts_late_defaults () {
 	$$vr = $v;
     }
 
-    fail __ "dgit: --include-dirty is not supported in split view quilt mode"
-	# xxx this does not actually work, because $split brain is
-	#     not set this early
-	if $split_brain && $includedirty;
-
     if (!defined $cleanmode) {
 	local $access_forpush;
 	$cleanmode = access_cfg('clean-mode-newer', 'RETURN-UNDEF');