1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
index e9ad3cfe4..633082c09 100644
--- a/src/status.c
+++ b/src/status.c
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@ static int get_one_status(const char *path, unsigned int status, void *data)
 	sfi->count++;
 	sfi->status = status;
 
-	if (sfi->count > 1 || strcmp(sfi->expected, path) != 0) {
+	if (sfi->count > 1 || 
+		(strcmp(sfi->expected, path) != 0 &&
+		p_fnmatch(sfi->expected, path, 0) != 0)) {
 		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID,
 			"Ambiguous path '%s' given to git_status_file", sfi->expected);
-		return -1;
+		return GIT_EAMBIGUOUS;
 	}
 
 	return 0;