diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
index bfb9e6afc..ed9f2ca44 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ class GitDownloader extends VcsDownloader
                 case 'stash':
                     if (!$update) {
                         return parent::cleanChanges($path, $update);
-                    } else {
-                        return $this->stashChanges($path);
                     }
 
+                    return $this->stashChanges($path);
+
                 case 'false':
                 default:
                     return parent::cleanChanges($path, $update);