diff --git a/t/t7001-mv.sh b/t/t7001-mv.sh
index b0fa407825b4b8d0df264c0127bb20093415a3ed..910a28c7e29b6dd8bd30d1ccb156681b44e51bca 100755
--- a/t/t7001-mv.sh
+++ b/t/t7001-mv.sh
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv should overwrite symlink to a file' '
 	! test -e moved &&
 	test -f symlink &&
 	test "$(cat symlink)" = 1 &&
+	git update-index --refresh &&
 	git diff-files --quiet
 
 '
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv should overwrite file with a symlink' '
 	git mv -f symlink moved &&
 	! test -e symlink &&
 	test -h moved &&
+	git update-index --refresh &&
 	git diff-files --quiet
 
 '