diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index b829410f6d..b33cb54b94 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ extern void fill_stat_cache_info(struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st);
 #define REFRESH_IGNORE_SUBMODULES	0x0010	/* ignore submodules */
 #define REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN	0x0020	/* user friendly output, not "needs update" */
 extern int refresh_index(struct index_state *, unsigned int flags, const struct pathspec *pathspec, char *seen, const char *header_msg);
+extern struct cache_entry *refresh_cache_entry(struct cache_entry *, unsigned int);
 
 extern void update_index_if_able(struct index_state *, struct lock_file *);
 
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index b880ae50e7..de37e5153c 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -202,12 +202,21 @@ static int add_cacheinfo(unsigned int mode, const unsigned char *sha1,
 		const char *path, int stage, int refresh, int options)
 {
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
-	ce = make_cache_entry(mode, sha1 ? sha1 : null_sha1, path, stage,
-			      (refresh ? (CE_MATCH_REFRESH |
-					  CE_MATCH_IGNORE_MISSING) : 0 ));
+	int ret;
+
+	ce = make_cache_entry(mode, sha1 ? sha1 : null_sha1, path, stage, 0);
 	if (!ce)
 		return error(_("addinfo_cache failed for path '%s'"), path);
-	return add_cache_entry(ce, options);
+
+	ret = add_cache_entry(ce, options);
+	if (refresh) {
+		struct cache_entry *nce;
+
+		nce = refresh_cache_entry(ce, CE_MATCH_REFRESH | CE_MATCH_IGNORE_MISSING);
+		if (nce != ce)
+			ret = add_cache_entry(nce, options);
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void init_tree_desc_from_tree(struct tree_desc *desc, struct tree *tree)
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index d9fb78bc55..6af409a10c 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 #include "split-index.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
 
-static struct cache_entry *refresh_cache_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
-					       unsigned int options);
-
 /* Mask for the name length in ce_flags in the on-disk index */
 
 #define CE_NAMEMASK  (0x0fff)
@@ -1254,7 +1251,7 @@ int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags,
 	return has_errors;
 }
 
-static struct cache_entry *refresh_cache_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
+struct cache_entry *refresh_cache_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
 					       unsigned int options)
 {
 	return refresh_cache_ent(&the_index, ce, options, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh b/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh
index 33b77ee47a..5e8d5fa50c 100755
--- a/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh
+++ b/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh
@@ -91,16 +91,13 @@ test_expect_success 'Merge after setting text=auto' '
 	compare_files expected file
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'Merge addition of text=auto' '
+test_expect_success 'Merge addition of text=auto eol=LF' '
+	git config core.eol lf &&
 	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
 	first line
 	same line
 	EOF
 
-	if test_have_prereq NATIVE_CRLF; then
-		append_cr <expected >expected.temp &&
-		mv expected.temp expected
-	fi &&
 	git config merge.renormalize true &&
 	git rm -fr . &&
 	rm -f .gitattributes &&
@@ -109,17 +106,31 @@ test_expect_success 'Merge addition of text=auto' '
 	compare_files  expected file
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'Merge addition of text=auto eol=CRLF' '
+	git config core.eol crlf &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
+	first line
+	same line
+	EOF
+
+	append_cr <expected >expected.temp &&
+	mv expected.temp expected &&
+	git config merge.renormalize true &&
+	git rm -fr . &&
+	rm -f .gitattributes &&
+	git reset --hard b &&
+	echo >&2 "After git reset --hard b" &&
+	git ls-files -s --eol >&2 &&
+	git merge a &&
+	compare_files  expected file
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'Detect CRLF/LF conflict after setting text=auto' '
+	git config core.eol native &&
 	echo "<<<<<<<" >expected &&
-	if test_have_prereq NATIVE_CRLF; then
-		echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
-		echo same line | append_cr >>expected &&
-		echo ======= | append_cr >>expected
-	else
-		echo first line >>expected &&
-		echo same line >>expected &&
-		echo ======= >>expected
-	fi &&
+	echo first line >>expected &&
+	echo same line >>expected &&
+	echo ======= >>expected &&
 	echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
 	echo same line | append_cr >>expected &&
 	echo ">>>>>>>" >>expected &&
@@ -135,15 +146,9 @@ test_expect_success 'Detect LF/CRLF conflict from addition of text=auto' '
 	echo "<<<<<<<" >expected &&
 	echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
 	echo same line | append_cr >>expected &&
-	if test_have_prereq NATIVE_CRLF; then
-		echo ======= | append_cr >>expected &&
-		echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
-		echo same line | append_cr >>expected
-	else
-		echo ======= >>expected &&
-		echo first line >>expected &&
-		echo same line >>expected
-	fi &&
+	echo ======= >>expected &&
+	echo first line >>expected &&
+	echo same line >>expected &&
 	echo ">>>>>>>" >>expected &&
 	git config merge.renormalize false &&
 	rm -f .gitattributes &&