1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 108c187577..a22d61a5c4 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -4926,7 +4926,8 @@ void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
 	if (options->flags.follow_renames)
 		diff_check_follow_pathspec(&options->pathspec, 1);
 
-	if (!options->use_color || external_diff())
+	if (!options->use_color ||
+	    (options->flags.allow_external && external_diff()))
 		options->color_moved = 0;
 
 	if (options->filter_not) {