diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@
     if not branchmerge:
         sparse.prunetemporaryincludes(repo)
 
-    if not partial:
+    if updatedirstate:
         repo.hook(
             b'update', parent1=xp1, parent2=xp2, error=stats.unresolvedcount
         )