diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index ae066f4c8df..a10a3a2e414 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -2239,10 +2239,13 @@ bool GitClient::addAndCommit(const QString &repositoryDirectory,
     QByteArray errorText;
 
     const bool rc = fullySynchronousGit(repositoryDirectory, args, &outputText, &errorText);
-    if (rc)
+    const QString stdErr = commandOutputFromLocal8Bit(errorText);
+    if (rc) {
         outputWindow()->append(msgCommitted(amendSHA1, commitCount));
-    else
-        outputWindow()->appendError(tr("Cannot commit %n file(s): %1\n", 0, commitCount).arg(commandOutputFromLocal8Bit(errorText)));
+        outputWindow()->appendError(stdErr);
+    } else {
+        outputWindow()->appendError(tr("Cannot commit %n file(s): %1\n", 0, commitCount).arg(stdErr));
+    }
 
     return rc;
 }