diff --git a/mercurial/context.py b/mercurial/context.py
--- a/mercurial/context.py
+++ b/mercurial/context.py
@@ -2022,13 +2022,13 @@
             self._repo.dirstate.setparents(node)
             self._repo._quick_access_changeid_invalidate()
 
+            sparse.aftercommit(self._repo, node)
+
         # write changes out explicitly, because nesting wlock at
         # runtime may prevent 'wlock.release()' in 'repo.commit()'
         # from immediately doing so for subsequent changing files
         self._repo.dirstate.write(self._repo.currenttransaction())
 
-        sparse.aftercommit(self._repo, node)
-
     def mergestate(self, clean=False):
         if clean:
             return mergestatemod.mergestate.clean(self._repo)
diff --git a/mercurial/sparse.py b/mercurial/sparse.py
--- a/mercurial/sparse.py
+++ b/mercurial/sparse.py
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
     The updated sparse config is written out and the working directory
     is refreshed, as needed.
     """
-    with repo.wlock():
+    with repo.wlock(), repo.dirstate.parentchange():
         # read current configuration
         raw = repo.vfs.tryread(b'sparse')
         includes, excludes, profiles = parseconfig(repo.ui, raw, b'sparse')