diff -r 531e69ff348f -r 2b0a406d3043 mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py	Thu Mar 22 17:08:05 2012 -0500
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py	Mon Mar 26 16:41:54 2012 -0500
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 def _checkunknownfile(repo, wctx, mctx, f):
     return (not repo.dirstate._ignore(f)
         and os.path.exists(repo.wjoin(f))
+        and repo.dirstate.normalize(f) not in repo.dirstate
         and mctx[f].cmp(wctx[f]))
 
 def _checkunknown(repo, wctx, mctx):
@@ -545,8 +546,6 @@
             if not force and (wc.files() or wc.deleted()):
                 raise util.Abort(_("outstanding uncommitted changes"),
                                  hint=_("use 'hg status' to list changes"))
-            if not force:
-                _checkunknown(repo, wc, p2)
             for s in wc.substate:
                 if wc.sub(s).dirty():
                     raise util.Abort(_("outstanding uncommitted changes in "
@@ -570,6 +569,8 @@
         folding = not util.checkcase(repo.path)
         if folding:
             _checkcollision(p2, branchmerge and p1)
+        if not force:
+            _checkunknown(repo, wc, p2)
         action += _forgetremoved(wc, p2, branchmerge)
         action += manifestmerge(repo, wc, p2, pa, overwrite, partial)