diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
index 2e60fc2fb839bb30f9115e0d1224fa94f5ddae85..790b6a402e37f5e8ea10c4cd685548f268b9c435 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ impl GitPanel {
                 let is_sort_by_path = GitPanelSettings::get_global(cx).sort_by_path;
                 if is_sort_by_path != was_sort_by_path {
                     this.entries.clear();
+                    this.bulk_staging.take();
                     this.update_visible_entries(window, cx);
                 }
                 was_sort_by_path = is_sort_by_path