diff --git a/builtin-rerere.c b/builtin-rerere.c
index 318d959d89669f09e12b1b97ca62f100e1a58ecd..ac0bf335a8c82fa4a6d1f83515a72c10a5b4d98c 100644
--- a/builtin-rerere.c
+++ b/builtin-rerere.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int find_conflict(struct path_list *conflict)
 				ce_stage(e3) == 3 && ce_same_name(e1, e2) &&
 				ce_same_name(e1, e3)) {
 			path_list_insert((const char *)e1->name, conflict);
-			i += 3;
+			i += 2;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;