diff --git a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
index 5de518fb997..4a0c1af46f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void BranchModel::checkoutBranch(const QModelIndex &idx)
         return;
 
     QString errorMessage;
-    switch (m_client->ensureStash(m_workingDirectory, QLatin1String("Branch-Checkout"), 0, &errorMessage)) {
+    switch (m_client->ensureStash(m_workingDirectory, QLatin1String("Branch-Checkout"), true, 0, &errorMessage)) {
     case GitClient::StashUnchanged:
     case GitClient::Stashed:
     case GitClient::NotStashed:
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 4e6a7e847de..f1418121a6f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ static inline int askWithDetailedText(QWidget *parent,
 GitClient::StashResult GitClient::ensureStash(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &keyword, QString *message)
 {
     QString errorMessage;
-    const StashResult sr = ensureStash(workingDirectory, keyword, message, &errorMessage);
+    const StashResult sr = ensureStash(workingDirectory, keyword, true, message, &errorMessage);
     if (sr == StashFailed)
         outputWindow()->appendError(errorMessage);
     return sr;