diff --git a/CmdLine/Seek.hs b/CmdLine/Seek.hs
index f4ac4dfada..e6ee6f3fe4 100644
--- a/CmdLine/Seek.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/Seek.hs
@@ -119,25 +119,25 @@ withFilesToBeCommitted :: (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CmdParams -> CommandSeek
 withFilesToBeCommitted a params = seekActions $ prepFiltered a $
 	seekHelper LsFiles.stagedNotDeleted params
 
-withFilesUnlocked :: (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CmdParams -> CommandSeek
-withFilesUnlocked = withFilesUnlocked' LsFiles.typeChanged
+withFilesOldUnlocked :: (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CmdParams -> CommandSeek
+withFilesOldUnlocked = withFilesOldUnlocked' LsFiles.typeChanged
 
-withFilesUnlockedToBeCommitted :: (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CmdParams -> CommandSeek
-withFilesUnlockedToBeCommitted = withFilesUnlocked' LsFiles.typeChangedStaged
+withFilesOldUnlockedToBeCommitted :: (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CmdParams -> CommandSeek
+withFilesOldUnlockedToBeCommitted = withFilesOldUnlocked' LsFiles.typeChangedStaged
 
 {- Unlocked files before v6 have changed type from a symlink to a regular file.
  -
  - Furthermore, unlocked files used to be a git-annex symlink,
  - not some other sort of symlink.
  -}
-withFilesUnlocked' :: ([FilePath] -> Git.Repo -> IO ([FilePath], IO Bool)) -> (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CmdParams -> CommandSeek
-withFilesUnlocked' typechanged a params = seekActions $
+withFilesOldUnlocked' :: ([FilePath] -> Git.Repo -> IO ([FilePath], IO Bool)) -> (FilePath -> CommandStart) -> CmdParams -> CommandSeek
+withFilesOldUnlocked' typechanged a params = seekActions $
 	prepFiltered a unlockedfiles
   where
-	unlockedfiles = filterM isUnlocked =<< seekHelper typechanged params
+	unlockedfiles = filterM isOldUnlocked =<< seekHelper typechanged params
 
-isUnlocked :: FilePath -> Annex Bool
-isUnlocked f = liftIO (notSymlink f) <&&> 
+isOldUnlocked :: FilePath -> Annex Bool
+isOldUnlocked f = liftIO (notSymlink f) <&&> 
 	(isJust <$> catKeyFile f <||> isJust <$> catKeyFileHEAD f)
 
 {- Finds files that may be modified. -}
diff --git a/Command/Add.hs b/Command/Add.hs
index 948a0d94cb..a0bcf789e5 100644
--- a/Command/Add.hs
+++ b/Command/Add.hs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ seek o = allowConcurrentOutput $ do
 	ifM isDirect
 		( go withFilesMaybeModified
 		, unlessM versionSupportsUnlockedPointers $
-			go withFilesUnlocked
+			go withFilesOldUnlocked
 		)
 
 {- Pass file off to git-add. -}
diff --git a/Command/Lock.hs b/Command/Lock.hs
index 3eceaefe4d..16ddce9424 100644
--- a/Command/Lock.hs
+++ b/Command/Lock.hs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ seek :: CmdParams -> CommandSeek
 seek ps = ifM versionSupportsUnlockedPointers
 	( withFilesInGit (whenAnnexed startNew) ps
 	, do
-		withFilesUnlocked startOld ps
-		withFilesUnlockedToBeCommitted startOld ps
+		withFilesOldUnlocked startOld ps
+		withFilesOldUnlockedToBeCommitted startOld ps
 	)
 
 startNew :: FilePath -> Key -> CommandStart
diff --git a/Command/PreCommit.hs b/Command/PreCommit.hs
index b6f52d01c2..71a9f86f8c 100644
--- a/Command/PreCommit.hs
+++ b/Command/PreCommit.hs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ seek ps = lockPreCommitHook $ ifM isDirect
 		ifM (liftIO Git.haveFalseIndex)
 			( do
 				(fs, cleanup) <- inRepo $ Git.typeChangedStaged ps
-				whenM (anyM isUnlocked fs) $
+				whenM (anyM isOldUnlocked fs) $
 					error "Cannot make a partial commit with unlocked annexed files. You should `git annex add` the files you want to commit, and then run git commit."
 				void $ liftIO cleanup
 			, do
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ seek ps = lockPreCommitHook $ ifM isDirect
 				-- (not needed when repo version uses
 				-- unlocked pointer files)
 				unlessM versionSupportsUnlockedPointers $
-					withFilesUnlockedToBeCommitted startInjectUnlocked ps
+					withFilesOldUnlockedToBeCommitted startInjectUnlocked ps
 			)
 		runAnnexHook preCommitAnnexHook
 		-- committing changes to a view updates metadata