diff --git a/GitUpKit/Core/GCIndex.m b/GitUpKit/Core/GCIndex.m
index 96db7ca0..a49431bd 100644
--- a/GitUpKit/Core/GCIndex.m
+++ b/GitUpKit/Core/GCIndex.m
@@ -541,12 +541,12 @@ - (BOOL)checkoutFilesToWorkingDirectory:(NSArray<NSString*>*)paths fromIndex:(GC
   }
 
   git_checkout_options options = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT;
-  options.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE | GIT_CHECKOUT_DONT_UPDATE_INDEX;  // There's no reason to update the index
+  options.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE | GIT_CHECKOUT_DONT_UPDATE_INDEX | GIT_CHECKOUT_DISABLE_PATHSPEC_MATCH;  // There's no reason to update the index
   options.paths.count = paths.count;
   char** pathStrings = malloc(paths.count * sizeof(char*));
   options.paths.strings = pathStrings;
   for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < paths.count; i++) {
-    const char* filePath = GCGitPathFromFileSystemPath([NSRegularExpression escapedPatternForString:paths[i]]);
+    const char* filePath = GCGitPathFromFileSystemPath(paths[i]);
     options.paths.strings[i] = (char*)filePath;
   }