diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 6b3eb20ad7f..fb73d4fe5e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void GitClient::diff(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList &fileNam
       if (Git::Constants::debug)
         qDebug() << "diff" << workingDirectory << fileNames;
     QStringList arguments;
-    arguments << QLatin1String("diff") << fileNames;
+    arguments << QLatin1String("diff") << QLatin1String("--") << fileNames;
 
     const QString kind = QLatin1String(Git::Constants::GIT_DIFF_EDITOR_KIND);
     const QString title = tr("Git Diff");
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void GitClient::diff(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &fileName)
     QStringList arguments;
     arguments << QLatin1String("diff");
     if (!fileName.isEmpty())
-            arguments << fileName;
+        arguments << QLatin1String("--") << fileName;
 
     const QString kind = QLatin1String(Git::Constants::GIT_DIFF_EDITOR_KIND);
     const QString title = tr("Git Diff %1").arg(fileName);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void GitClient::blame(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &fileName)
     if (Git::Constants::debug)
         qDebug() << "blame" << workingDirectory << fileName;
     QStringList arguments(QLatin1String("blame"));
-    arguments << fileName;
+    arguments << QLatin1String("--") << fileName;
 
     const QString kind = QLatin1String(Git::Constants::GIT_BLAME_EDITOR_KIND);
     const QString title = tr("Git Blame %1").arg(fileName);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousReset(const QString &workingDirectory,
     QByteArray outputText;
     QByteArray errorText;
     QStringList arguments;
-    arguments << QLatin1String("reset") << QLatin1String("HEAD") << files;
+    arguments << QLatin1String("reset") << QLatin1String("HEAD") << QLatin1String("--") << files;
     const bool rc = synchronousGit(workingDirectory, arguments, &outputText, &errorText);
     const QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit(outputText);
     m_plugin->m_outputWindow->popup(false);
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ GitCommand::~GitCommand()
 {
 }
 
-void GitCommand::execute(const QStringList &arguments
-                 , const QString &workingDirectory
-                 , const ProjectExplorer::Environment &environment)
+void GitCommand::execute(const QStringList &arguments,
+                         const QString &workingDirectory,
+                         const ProjectExplorer::Environment &environment)
 {
     if (Git::Constants::debug)
         qDebug() << "GitCommand::execute" << workingDirectory << arguments;
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@ void GitCommand::execute(const QStringList &arguments
                             , Core::ProgressManagerInterface::CloseOnSuccess);
 }
 
-void GitCommand::run(const QStringList &arguments
-                 , const QString &workingDirectory
-                 , const ProjectExplorer::Environment &environment)
+void GitCommand::run(const QStringList &arguments,
+                     const QString &workingDirectory,
+                     const ProjectExplorer::Environment &environment)
 {
     if (Git::Constants::debug)
         qDebug() << "GitCommand::run" << workingDirectory << arguments;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
index 5d5cb0a2ef3..e9110f8fbeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ GitSubmitEditorPanelData GitSubmitEditorWidget::panelData() const
     rc.author = m_gitSubmitPanelUi.authorLineEdit->text();
     rc.email = m_gitSubmitPanelUi.emailLineEdit->text();
     return rc;
-};
+}
 
-void GitSubmitEditorWidget::setPanelData(const  GitSubmitEditorPanelData &data)
+void GitSubmitEditorWidget::setPanelData(const GitSubmitEditorPanelData &data)
 {
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.authorLineEdit->setText(data.author);
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.emailLineEdit->setText(data.email);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
index d408eeab11d..aba46b7c525 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <property name="margin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="infoGroup">
      <property name="title">
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
index 3ac864f9ab4..6152a93b795 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ bool VCSBaseSubmitEditor::restoreState(const QByteArray &/*state*/)
     return true;
 }
 
-QStringList  VCSBaseSubmitEditor::checkedFiles() const
+QStringList VCSBaseSubmitEditor::checkedFiles() const
 {
     return vcsFileListToFileList(m_d->m_widget->checkedFiles());
 }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void VCSBaseSubmitEditor::addFiles(const QStringList& list, bool checked, bool u
      m_d->m_widget->addFiles(list, checked, userCheckable);
 }
 
-void  VCSBaseSubmitEditor::slotDiffSelectedVCSFiles(const QStringList &rawList)
+void VCSBaseSubmitEditor::slotDiffSelectedVCSFiles(const QStringList &rawList)
 {
      emit diffSelectedFiles(vcsFileListToFileList(rawList));
 }
@@ -299,4 +299,4 @@ QIcon VCSBaseSubmitEditor::submitIcon()
     return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/vcsbase/images/submit.png"));
 }
 
-}
+} // namespace VCSBase