diff --git a/Command/Status.hs b/Command/Status.hs
index fa478f928b..5dc6259947 100644
--- a/Command/Status.hs
+++ b/Command/Status.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import qualified Git.Ref
 import qualified Git
 
 def :: [Command]
-def = [noCommit $ noMessages $
+def = [notBareRepo $ noCommit $ noMessages $
 	command "status" paramPaths seek SectionCommon
 		"show the working tree status"]