2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index d5e7bfdb4..9eba034e5 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ static int try_create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode, const char *buf,
 
 	if (S_ISLNK(mode))
 		return symlink(buf, path);
-	fd = open(path, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, (mode & 0100) ? 0777 : 0666);
+	fd = open(path, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY, (mode & 0100) ? 0777 : 0666);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 	while (size) {
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 15b34eb6f..410b758aa 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void remove_subtree(const char *path)
 static int create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode)
 {
 	mode = (mode & 0100) ? 0777 : 0666;
-	return open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, mode);
+	return open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, mode);
 }
 
 static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce, const char *path, struct checkout *state)