diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index ea3112e0c0..cb0e4e2225 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -1565,8 +1565,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		if (autostash)
 			create_autostash(the_repository,
-					 git_path_merge_autostash(the_repository),
-					 "merge");
+					 git_path_merge_autostash(the_repository));
 		if (checkout_fast_forward(the_repository,
 					  &head_commit->object.oid,
 					  &commit->object.oid,
@@ -1637,8 +1636,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (autostash)
 		create_autostash(the_repository,
-				 git_path_merge_autostash(the_repository),
-				 "merge");
+				 git_path_merge_autostash(the_repository));
 
 	/* We are going to make a new commit. */
 	git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT);
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 82be965915..3d78b5c8be 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -1657,10 +1657,10 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (repo_read_index(the_repository) < 0)
 		die(_("could not read index"));
 
-	if (options.autostash) {
-		create_autostash(the_repository, state_dir_path("autostash", &options),
-				 DEFAULT_REFLOG_ACTION);
-	}
+	if (options.autostash)
+		create_autostash(the_repository,
+				 state_dir_path("autostash", &options));
+
 
 	if (require_clean_work_tree(the_repository, "rebase",
 				    _("Please commit or stash them."), 1, 1)) {
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index e18329a399..119564f435 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -4100,8 +4100,7 @@ static enum todo_command peek_command(struct todo_list *todo_list, int offset)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-void create_autostash(struct repository *r, const char *path,
-		      const char *default_reflog_action)
+void create_autostash(struct repository *r, const char *path)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
@@ -4138,7 +4137,7 @@ void create_autostash(struct repository *r, const char *path,
 		write_file(path, "%s", oid_to_hex(&oid));
 		printf(_("Created autostash: %s\n"), buf.buf);
 		if (reset_head(r, NULL, NULL, RESET_HEAD_HARD, NULL, NULL,
-			       default_reflog_action) < 0)
+			       NULL) < 0)
 			die(_("could not reset --hard"));
 
 		if (discard_index(r->index) < 0 ||
diff --git a/sequencer.h b/sequencer.h
index 05a7d2ba6b..da64473636 100644
--- a/sequencer.h
+++ b/sequencer.h
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ void commit_post_rewrite(struct repository *r,
 			 const struct commit *current_head,
 			 const struct object_id *new_head);
 
-void create_autostash(struct repository *r, const char *path,
-		      const char *default_reflog_action);
+void create_autostash(struct repository *r, const char *path);
 int save_autostash(const char *path);
 int apply_autostash(const char *path);
 int apply_autostash_oid(const char *stash_oid);