1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 43767f9043..076e97eb89 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -581,3 +581,8 @@ void unlink_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce, const char *super_prefix)
 		return;
 	schedule_dir_for_removal(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce));
 }
+
+int remove_or_warn(unsigned int mode, const char *file)
+{
+	return S_ISGITLINK(mode) ? rmdir_or_warn(file) : unlink_or_warn(file);
+}