diff --git a/share/completions/git.fish b/share/completions/git.fish
index 34b82a144..fb74035df 100644
--- a/share/completions/git.fish
+++ b/share/completions/git.fish
@@ -362,11 +362,11 @@ complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command add' -a '(__fish_git_add_files)'
 
 ### checkout
 complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_needs_command' -a checkout -d 'Checkout and switch to a branch'
-complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_branches)' --description 'Branch'
-complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_heads)' --description 'Head'
-complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_unique_remote_branches)' --description 'Remote branch'
-complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_tags)' --description 'Tag'
-complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_modified_files)' --description 'File'
+complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_branches)' --description 'Branch'
+complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_heads)' --description 'Head'
+complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_unique_remote_branches)' --description 'Remote branch'
+complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_tags)' --description 'Tag'
+complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -a '(__fish_git_modified_files)' --description 'File'
 complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -s b -d 'Create a new branch'
 complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -s t -l track -d 'Track a new branch'
 complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout' -l theirs -d 'Keep staged changes'