diff --git a/pathspec.c b/pathspec.c
index 897cb9cbbe..6f005996fd 100644
--- a/pathspec.c
+++ b/pathspec.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void add_pathspec_matches_against_index(const struct pathspec *pathspec,
 		return;
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		const struct cache_entry *ce = istate->cache[i];
-		ce_path_match(&the_index, ce, pathspec, seen);
+		ce_path_match(istate, ce, pathspec, seen);
 	}
 }