Restash fails to remove untracked files

[Brickster]

$ touch file.txt 
$ git status --short
?? file.txt
$ git stash save -u
Saved working directory and index state WIP on gitignore: 3e72f3b Remove now ignored file
HEAD is now at 3e72f3b Remove now ignored file
$ git stash apply
Already up-to-date!
On branch gitignore
Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)

    file.txt

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
$ git restash
fatal: unrecognized input
$ git status --short
?? file.txt