commit - 9d34261edbfb3574a41b29233fdc722b526ea226
commit + 67ba61612157092fbe0f8c4a02b60faf31967061
blob - d75debc645426b7976fa18ab9a53d9d7e3391ba8
blob + c317c15e1db828dea457cd13aa02cfba0c723b80
--- got/got.c
+++ got/got.c
@@ -9454,10 +9454,6 @@ cmd_rebase(int argc, char *argv[])
 			print_update_progress_stats(&upa);
 			goto done;
 		}
-		error = got_worktree_rebase_prepare(&new_base_branch,
-		    &tmp_branch, &fileindex, worktree, branch, repo);
-		if (error)
-			goto done;
 	}
 
 	commit_id = branch_head_commit_id;
@@ -9468,16 +9464,6 @@ cmd_rebase(int argc, char *argv[])
 	parent_ids = got_object_commit_get_parent_ids(commit);
 	pid = STAILQ_FIRST(parent_ids);
 	if (pid == NULL) {
-		if (!continue_rebase) {
-			error = got_worktree_rebase_abort(worktree, fileindex,
-			    repo, new_base_branch, abort_progress, &upa);
-			if (error)
-				goto done;
-			printf("Rebase of %s aborted\n",
-			    got_ref_get_name(branch));
-			print_merge_progress_stats(&upa);
-
-		}
 		error = got_error(GOT_ERR_EMPTY_REBASE);
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -9488,6 +9474,13 @@ cmd_rebase(int argc, char *argv[])
 	commit = NULL;
 	if (error)
 		goto done;
+
+	if (!continue_rebase) {
+		error = got_worktree_rebase_prepare(&new_base_branch,
+		    &tmp_branch, &fileindex, worktree, branch, repo);
+		if (error)
+			goto done;
+	}
 
 	if (STAILQ_EMPTY(&commits)) {
 		if (continue_rebase) {
blob - 5e74b959165a7294b2db81a0c1423f2573dd875f
blob + 350e19ca9e343605f4497444e665c380a5212b8a
--- regress/cmdline/rebase.sh
+++ regress/cmdline/rebase.sh
@@ -788,7 +788,60 @@ test_rebase_path_prefix() {
 	ret=$?
 	if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
 		diff -u $testroot/stderr.expected $testroot/stderr
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	# rebase should succeed when using a complete work tree
+	got checkout $testroot/repo $testroot/wt2 > /dev/null
+	ret=$?
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	(cd $testroot/wt2 && got rebase newbranch \
+		> $testroot/stdout 2> $testroot/stderr)
+
+	(cd $testroot/repo && git checkout -q newbranch)
+	local new_commit1=`git_show_parent_commit $testroot/repo`
+	local new_commit2=`git_show_head $testroot/repo`
+
+	local short_orig_commit2=`trim_obj_id 28 $orig_commit2`
+	local short_new_commit2=`trim_obj_id 28 $new_commit2`
+
+	echo "G  gamma/delta" > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	echo -n "$short_orig_commit2 -> $short_new_commit2" \
+		>> $testroot/stdout.expected
+	echo ": committing to delta on newbranch" \
+		>> $testroot/stdout.expected
+	echo "Switching work tree to refs/heads/newbranch" \
+		>> $testroot/stdout.expected
+
+	cmp -s $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+	ret=$?
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
 	fi
+
+	# the first work tree should remain usable
+	(cd $testroot/wt && got update -b master \
+		> $testroot/stdout 2> $testroot/stderr)
+	ret=$?
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "update failed unexpectedly" >&2
+		test_done "$testroot" "1"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	echo 'Already up-to-date' > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	cmp -s $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+	ret=$?
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+	fi
 	test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
 }
 
@@ -878,8 +931,7 @@ test_rebase_no_commits_to_rebase() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	echo "Rebase of refs/heads/newbranch aborted" \
-		> $testroot/stdout.expected
+	echo -n > $testroot/stdout.expected
 	cmp -s $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
 	ret=$?
 	if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then