diff --git a/builtin/stash.c b/builtin/stash.c
index 2e2e40823b77f9..79fec5612edb6c 100644
--- a/builtin/stash.c
+++ b/builtin/stash.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static int restore_untracked(struct object_id *u_tree)
 
 	child_process_init(&cp);
 	cp.git_cmd = 1;
-	strvec_pushl(&cp.args, "checkout-index", "--all", NULL);
+	strvec_pushl(&cp.args, "checkout-index", "--all", "-f", NULL);
 	strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "GIT_INDEX_FILE=%s",
 		     stash_index_path.buf);