diff --git a/PBGitIndex.m b/PBGitIndex.m
index 4f0da98..ae954fa 100644
--- a/PBGitIndex.m
+++ b/PBGitIndex.m
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ NSString *PBGitIndexOperationFailed = @"PBGitIndexOperationFailed";
 
 - (BOOL)applyPatch:(NSString *)hunk stage:(BOOL)stage reverse:(BOOL)reverse;
 {
-	NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:@"apply", nil];
+	NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:@"apply", @"--unidiff-zero", nil];
 	if (stage)
 		[array addObject:@"--cached"];
 	if (reverse)