diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index bf02565b4c..6e9732c5a5 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static char **read_author_script(void)
  * author metadata.
  */
 int sequencer_commit(const char *defmsg, struct replay_opts *opts,
-			  int allow_empty)
+			  int allow_empty, int edit)
 {
 	char **env = NULL;
 	struct argv_array array;
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ int sequencer_commit(const char *defmsg, struct replay_opts *opts,
 		argv_array_push(&array, "-s");
 	if (defmsg)
 		argv_array_pushl(&array, "-F", defmsg, NULL);
-	if (opts->edit)
+	if (edit)
 		argv_array_push(&array, "-e");
 	else if (!opts->signoff && !opts->record_origin &&
 		 git_config_get_value("commit.cleanup", &value))
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int do_pick_commit(enum todo_command command, struct commit *commit,
 	}
 	if (!opts->no_commit)
 		res = sequencer_commit(opts->edit ? NULL : git_path_merge_msg(),
-			opts, allow);
+			opts, allow, opts->edit);
 
 leave:
 	free_message(commit, &msg);
diff --git a/sequencer.h b/sequencer.h
index 16deb6c85d..7f5222f6c2 100644
--- a/sequencer.h
+++ b/sequencer.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int sequencer_rollback(struct replay_opts *opts);
 int sequencer_remove_state(struct replay_opts *opts);
 
 int sequencer_commit(const char *defmsg, struct replay_opts *opts,
-			  int allow_empty);
+			  int allow_empty, int edit);
 
 extern const char sign_off_header[];