diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index 33c8b333..2d75b6b9 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ commit()
 	if [ "$PGIT_KEEP_GOING" != y ]; then set -e; fi
 	for d in $pdirs; do
 		cur=`expr $cur + 1`
-		if run_git -C $d diff --quiet; then
+		if run_git -C $d diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
 			log "Nothing to commit"
 			continue
 		fi