1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 7935404ea..3d86b7a31 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ void diff_flush(int diff_output_style, int resolve_rename_copy)
 	for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++) {
 		struct diff_filepair *p = q->queue[i];
 		if (p->status == 0)
-			continue;
+			p->status = '?';
 		switch (diff_output_style) {
 		case DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH:
 			diff_flush_patch(p);