diff --git a/git-commit.sh b/git-commit.sh
index 6490045d30..959c4d68e7 100755
--- a/git-commit.sh
+++ b/git-commit.sh
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ unset only
 case "$all,$interactive,$also,$#" in
 *t,*t,*)
 	die "Cannot use -a, --interactive or -i at the same time." ;;
-t,,[1-9]*)
+t,,,[1-9]*)
 	die "Paths with -a does not make sense." ;;
-,t,[1-9]*)
+,t,,[1-9]*)
 	die "Paths with --interactive does not make sense." ;;
 ,,t,0)
 	die "No paths with -i does not make sense." ;;
diff --git a/t/t7501-commit.sh b/t/t7501-commit.sh
index 4dc35bdf55..9dba104b1f 100644
--- a/t/t7501-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7501-commit.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ test_expect_failure \
 	"invalid options 2" \
 	"git-commit -C HEAD -m illegal"
 
+test_expect_failure \
+	"using paths with -a" \
+	"echo King of the bongo >file &&
+	git-commit -m foo -a file"
+
+test_expect_failure \
+	"using paths with --interactive" \
+	"echo bong-o-bong >file &&
+	echo 7 | git-commit -m foo --interactive file"
+
 test_expect_failure \
 	"using invalid commit with -C" \
 	"git-commit -C bogus"