diff --git a/t/t3600-rm.sh b/t/t3600-rm.sh
index 1962989971..9d90d2c935 100755
--- a/t/t3600-rm.sh
+++ b/t/t3600-rm.sh
@@ -38,37 +38,37 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'Test that git rm --cached foo succeeds if the index matches the file' \
-    'echo content > foo
-     git add foo
+    'echo content >foo &&
+     git add foo &&
      git rm --cached foo'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'Test that git rm --cached foo succeeds if the index matches the file' \
-    'echo content > foo
-     git add foo
-     git commit -m foo
-     echo "other content" > foo
+    'echo content >foo &&
+     git add foo &&
+     git commit -m foo &&
+     echo "other content" >foo &&
      git rm --cached foo'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'Test that git rm --cached foo fails if the index matches neither the file nor HEAD' '
-     echo content > foo
-     git add foo
-     git commit -m foo
-     echo "other content" > foo
-     git add foo
-     echo "yet another content" > foo
+     echo content >foo &&
+     git add foo &&
+     git commit -m foo --allow-empty &&
+     echo "other content" >foo &&
+     git add foo &&
+     echo "yet another content" >foo &&
      test_must_fail git rm --cached foo
 '
 
 test_expect_success \
     'Test that git rm --cached -f foo works in case where --cached only did not' \
-    'echo content > foo
-     git add foo
-     git commit -m foo
-     echo "other content" > foo
-     git add foo
-     echo "yet another content" > foo
+    'echo content >foo &&
+     git add foo &&
+     git commit -m foo --allow-empty &&
+     echo "other content" >foo &&
+     git add foo &&
+     echo "yet another content" >foo &&
      git rm --cached -f foo'
 
 test_expect_success \