diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
index 6fa7f5e958..4cbe9b1465 100755
--- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
@@ -179,22 +179,26 @@ init_repos_as_submodules () {
 }
 
 run_on_sparse () {
+	cat >run-on-sparse-input &&
+
 	(
 		cd sparse-checkout &&
 		GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=100000 "$@" >../sparse-checkout-out 2>../sparse-checkout-err
-	) &&
+	) <run-on-sparse-input &&
 	(
 		cd sparse-index &&
 		GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=100000 "$@" >../sparse-index-out 2>../sparse-index-err
-	)
+	) <run-on-sparse-input
 }
 
 run_on_all () {
+	cat >run-on-all-input &&
+
 	(
 		cd full-checkout &&
 		GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=100000 "$@" >../full-checkout-out 2>../full-checkout-err
-	) &&
-	run_on_sparse "$@"
+	) <run-on-all-input &&
+	run_on_sparse "$@" <run-on-all-input
 }
 
 test_all_match () {
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ test_sparse_unstaged () {
 	done
 }
 
-# Usage: test_sprase_checkout_set "<c1> ... <cN>" "<s1> ... <sM>"
+# Usage: test_sparse_checkout_set "<c1> ... <cN>" "<s1> ... <sM>"
 # Verifies that "git sparse-checkout set <c1> ... <cN>" succeeds and
 # leaves the sparse index in a state where <s1> ... <sM> are sparse
 # directories (and <c1> ... <cN> are not).