diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index da296192b46f95..5ca91dcecb7ac4 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static int list_paths(struct string_list *list, const char *with_tree,
 	}
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(the_repository->index);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(the_repository->index);
 	for (i = 0; i < the_repository->index->cache_nr; i++) {
 		const struct cache_entry *ce = the_repository->index->cache[i];
 		struct string_list_item *item;
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 			int i, ita_nr = 0;
 
 			/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-			ensure_full_index(the_repository->index);
+			ensure_full_index_unaudited(the_repository->index);
 			for (i = 0; i < the_repository->index->cache_nr; i++)
 				if (ce_intent_to_add(the_repository->index->cache[i]))
 					ita_nr++;
diff --git a/builtin/difftool.c b/builtin/difftool.c
index fbd7537b1be769..fc5811c43eb57e 100644
--- a/builtin/difftool.c
+++ b/builtin/difftool.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int run_dir_diff(const char *extcmd, int symlinks, const char *prefix,
 	ret = run_command(&cmd);
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(&wtindex);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(&wtindex);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the diff includes working copy files and those
diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index 0196c54eb68ee5..e86176f6a75c1b 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static void fsck_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *index_path,
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(istate);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(istate);
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		unsigned int mode;
 		struct blob *blob;
diff --git a/builtin/merge-index.c b/builtin/merge-index.c
index 342699edb77c97..6a1d7966626692 100644
--- a/builtin/merge-index.c
+++ b/builtin/merge-index.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void merge_all(void)
 {
 	int i;
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(the_repository->index);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(the_repository->index);
 	for (i = 0; i < the_repository->index->cache_nr; i++) {
 		const struct cache_entry *ce = the_repository->index->cache[i];
 		if (!ce_stage(ce))
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int cmd_merge_index(int argc,
 	repo_read_index(the_repository);
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(the_repository->index);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(the_repository->index);
 
 	i = 1;
 	if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-o")) {
diff --git a/builtin/stash.c b/builtin/stash.c
index dbaa999cf171a7..2e2e40823b77f9 100644
--- a/builtin/stash.c
+++ b/builtin/stash.c
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static int do_push_stash(const struct pathspec *ps, const char *stash_msg, int q
 		char *ps_matched = xcalloc(ps->nr, 1);
 
 		/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-		ensure_full_index(the_repository->index);
+		ensure_full_index_unaudited(the_repository->index);
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < the_repository->index->cache_nr; i++)
 			ce_path_match(the_repository->index, the_repository->index->cache[i], ps,
 				      ps_matched);
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index f9b970f8a64a54..5a708639452993 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -3400,7 +3400,7 @@ static void die_on_index_match(const char *path, int force)
 		char *ps_matched = xcalloc(ps.nr, 1);
 
 		/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-		ensure_full_index(the_repository->index);
+		ensure_full_index_unaudited(the_repository->index);
 
 		/*
 		 * Since there is only one pathspec, we just need to
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 358379a94cf6ec..ac5eff43e8493f 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static void mark_colliding_entries(const struct checkout *state,
 	ce->ce_flags |= CE_MATCHED;
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(state->istate);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(state->istate);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < state->istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct cache_entry *dup = state->istate->cache[i];
 
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index ed87ce52b95cd1..cc10b1c6f86af8 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_unmerged(struct index_state *istate)
 	string_list_init_dup(unmerged);
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(istate);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(istate);
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct string_list_item *item;
 		struct stage_data *e;
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 647d5423b1ec24..70cbfc55cd5bf2 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ int repo_index_has_changes(struct repository *repo,
 		return opt.flags.has_changes != 0;
 	} else {
 		/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-		ensure_full_index(istate);
+		ensure_full_index_unaudited(istate);
 		for (i = 0; sb && i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 			if (i)
 				strbuf_addch(sb, ' ');
@@ -3872,7 +3872,7 @@ void overlay_tree_on_index(struct index_state *istate,
 
 	/* Hoist the unmerged entries up to stage #3 to make room */
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(istate);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(istate);
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce = istate->cache[i];
 		if (!ce_stage(ce))
diff --git a/resolve-undo.c b/resolve-undo.c
index b5a9dfb4acc511..6f148a89e396e3 100644
--- a/resolve-undo.c
+++ b/resolve-undo.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void unmerge_index(struct index_state *istate, const struct pathspec *pathspec,
 		return;
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(istate);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(istate);
 
 	for_each_string_list_item(item, istate->resolve_undo) {
 		const char *path = item->string;
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 32d949b36feb80..7a2e32eb27aa90 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ static void do_add_index_objects_to_pending(struct rev_info *revs,
 	int i;
 
 	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
-	ensure_full_index(istate);
+	ensure_full_index_unaudited(istate);
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce = istate->cache[i];
 		struct blob *blob;
diff --git a/sparse-index.h b/sparse-index.h
index 09a8701476c7ff..15180b02ea6599 100644
--- a/sparse-index.h
+++ b/sparse-index.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef SPARSE_INDEX_H__
 #define SPARSE_INDEX_H__
 
+#include "strbuf.h"
+
 /*
  * If performing an operation where the index is supposed to expand to a
  * full index, then disable the advice message by setting this global to
@@ -54,4 +56,8 @@ void ensure_full_index_with_reason(struct index_state *istate,
 				   const char *fmt,
 				   ...);
 
+#define ensure_full_index_unaudited(i) \
+	ensure_full_index_with_reason((i), \
+		"unaudited call (%s.%d)", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+
 #endif