diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index a3c4564c6c..da700c8896 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -1573,9 +1573,8 @@ static int prepare_to_clone_next_submodule(const struct cache_entry *ce,
 	needs_cloning = !file_exists(sb.buf);
 
 	strbuf_reset(&sb);
-	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%06o %s %d %d\t%s\n", ce->ce_mode,
-			oid_to_hex(&ce->oid), ce_stage(ce),
-			needs_cloning, ce->name);
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "dummy %s %d\t%s\n",
+		    oid_to_hex(&ce->oid), needs_cloning, ce->name);
 	string_list_append(&suc->projectlines, sb.buf);
 
 	if (!needs_cloning)
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 5a58812645..8caaf274e2 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -531,9 +531,9 @@ cmd_update()
 		"$@" || echo "#unmatched" $?
 	} | {
 	err=
-	while read -r mode sha1 stage just_cloned sm_path
+	while read -r quickabort sha1 just_cloned sm_path
 	do
-		die_if_unmatched "$mode" "$sha1"
+		die_if_unmatched "$quickabort" "$sha1"
 
 		name=$(git submodule--helper name "$sm_path") || exit
 		if ! test -z "$update"