1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 60d1f7be81..d4579d5f76 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Junio C Hamano
  */
+
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "base85.h"