diff --git a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
index 53e2f1a10a4efe0c87985c06d737577901f46f71..9b6eb299d471016132ed2120396a755575b1d771 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
@@ -3975,7 +3975,7 @@ impl Repository {
                         for (repo_path, status) in &*statuses.entries {
                             changed_paths.remove(repo_path);
                             if cursor.seek_forward(&PathTarget::Path(repo_path), Bias::Left, &()) {
-                                if &cursor.item().unwrap().status == status {
+                                if cursor.item().is_some_and(|entry| entry.status == *status) {
                                     continue;
                                 }
                             }