diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index a6219672c1..6a8790b090 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ git-annex (10.20220526) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     content, but where dropping failed due to eg a network problem, 
     in cases where numcopies checks prevented the resumed
     move from dropping the object from the source repository.
-  * add: When several files are being added, replacing an annex symlink
+  * add, fix: When several files are being added, replacing an annex symlink
     of a file that was already processed with a new large file could
-    sometimes cause that large file to be added to git. This race has been
-    fixed.
+    sometimes cause that large file to be added to git. 
+    These races have been fixed.
   * add --batch: Fix handling of a file that is skipped due to being
     gitignored.
 
diff --git a/Command/Fix.hs b/Command/Fix.hs
index 581cb7ced2..59b3a15289 100644
--- a/Command/Fix.hs
+++ b/Command/Fix.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import qualified Annex
 import Annex.ReplaceFile
 import Annex.Content
 import Annex.Perms
-import qualified Annex.Queue
+import Annex.Link
 import qualified Database.Keys
 import qualified Utility.RawFilePath as R
 
@@ -103,9 +103,5 @@ fixSymlink file link = do
 #if ! defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
 	liftIO $ maybe noop (\t -> touch file t False) mtime
 #endif
-	next $ cleanupSymlink (fromRawFilePath file)
-
-cleanupSymlink :: FilePath -> CommandCleanup
-cleanupSymlink file = do
-	Annex.Queue.addCommand [] "add" [Param "--force", Param "--"] [file]
-	return True
+	stageSymlink file =<< hashSymlink link
+	next $ return True