diff --git a/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh b/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh
index 622ea1c0df..5aac644223 100755
--- a/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh
+++ b/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ test_expect_success 'test show-ignore' "
 	cd test_wc &&
 	mkdir -p deeply/nested/directory &&
 	svn add deeply &&
+	svn up &&
 	svn propset -R svn:ignore 'no-such-file*' .
 	svn commit -m 'propset svn:ignore'
 	cd .. &&