1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git-debrebase b/git-debrebase
index 47411ac..01595c4 100755
--- a/git-debrebase
+++ b/git-debrebase
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ sub rm_subdir_cached ($) {
     runcmd @git, qw(rm --quiet -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch), $subdir;
 }
 
+sub read_tree_subdir ($$) {
+    my ($subdir, $new_tree_object) = @_;
+    rm_subdir_cached $subdir;
+    runcmd @git, qw(read-tree), "--prefix=$subdir/";
+}
+
 # classify returns an info hash like this
 #   CommitId => $objid
 #   Hdr => # commit headers, including 1 final newline
@@ -642,8 +648,7 @@ sub walk ($;$$) {
 
     my $read_tree_debian = sub {
 	my ($treeish) = @_;
-	rm_subdir_cached qw(debian);
-	runcmd @git, qw(read-tree --prefix=debian/), "$treeish:debian";
+	read_tree_subdir 'debian', "$treeish:debian";
     };
     my $read_tree_upstream = sub {
 	my ($treeish) = @_;