diff --git a/git-reset.sh b/git-reset.sh
index 3133b5bd25ca7ad3c2a5451ee9c2e0f4514cd980..c0feb4435d15da9cc9928800cbe270018f044152 100755
--- a/git-reset.sh
+++ b/git-reset.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ case "$reset_type" in
 	;;
 esac
 
-rm -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD" "$GIT_DIR/rr-cache/MERGE_RR" "$GIT_DIR/SQUASH_MSG"
+rm -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD" "$GIT_DIR/rr-cache/MERGE_RR" \
+	"$GIT_DIR/SQUASH_MSG" "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_MSG"
 
 exit $update_ref_status