diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index cf815a0b8e..03508d3dcb 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ static void update_callback(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 	}
 }
 
-void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **files)
+void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **pathspec)
 {
 	struct rev_info rev;
 	init_revisions(&rev, prefix);
 	setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, NULL);
-	rev.prune_data = get_pathspec(prefix, files);
+	rev.prune_data = pathspec;
 	rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = update_callback;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = &verbose;
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	newfd = hold_locked_index(&lock_file, 1);
 
 	if (take_worktree_changes) {
+		const char **pathspec;
 		if (read_cache() < 0)
 			die("index file corrupt");
-		add_files_to_cache(verbose, prefix, argv);
+		pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);
+		add_files_to_cache(verbose, prefix, pathspec);
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 26eec229eb..cf0bdc674c 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -604,13 +604,15 @@ extern void trace_argv_printf(const char **argv, int count, const char *format,
 extern int convert_to_git(const char *path, const char *src, size_t len, struct strbuf *dst);
 extern int convert_to_working_tree(const char *path, const char *src, size_t len, struct strbuf *dst);
 
+/* add */
+void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **pathspec);
+
 /* diff.c */
 extern int diff_auto_refresh_index;
 
 /* match-trees.c */
 void shift_tree(const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *, unsigned char *, int);
 
-
 /* ls-files */
 int pathspec_match(const char **spec, char *matched, const char *filename, int skiplen);
 int report_path_error(const char *ps_matched, const char **pathspec, int prefix_offset);
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index aa679867a9..f450aae8aa 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ extern struct commit_list *get_shallow_commits(struct object_array *heads,
 int in_merge_bases(struct commit *, struct commit **, int);
 
 extern int interactive_add(void);
-extern void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **files);
 extern int rerere(void);
 
 static inline int single_parent(struct commit *commit)