diff --git a/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffutils.cpp b/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffutils.cpp
index ee3ea2f3ea5..2c906fd5752 100644
--- a/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffutils.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ QString DiffUtils::makePatchLine(const QChar &startLineCharacter,
 QString DiffUtils::makePatch(const ChunkData &chunkData,
                              bool lastChunk)
 {
+    if (chunkData.contextChunk)
+        return QString();
+
     QString diffText;
     int leftLineCount = 0;
     int rightLineCount = 0;