diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index dc6da5e253..da992dd485 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -2407,7 +2407,8 @@ static void diff_flush_raw(struct diff_filepair *p,
 		printf("%s ",
 		       diff_unique_abbrev(p->two->sha1, abbrev));
 	}
-	printf("%s%c%s", status, inter_name_termination, path_one);
+	printf("%s%c%s", status, inter_name_termination,
+			two_paths || p->one->mode ?  path_one : path_two);
 	if (two_paths)
 		printf("%c%s", inter_name_termination, path_two);
 	putchar(line_termination);
diff --git a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
index 8f4c29a6b5..4e7d68dda2 100755
--- a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
+++ b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE GIT_COMMITTER_DATE &&
 
 	mkdir dir &&
+	mkdir dir2 &&
 	for i in 1 2 3; do echo $i; done >file0 &&
 	for i in A B; do echo $i; done >dir/sub &&
 	cat file0 >file2 &&
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ diff --patch-with-stat initial..side
 diff --patch-with-raw initial..side
 diff --patch-with-stat -r initial..side
 diff --patch-with-raw -r initial..side
+diff --name-status dir2 dir
 EOF
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.diff_--name-status_dir2_dir b/t/t4013/diff.diff_--name-status_dir2_dir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef7fdb7335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.diff_--name-status_dir2_dir
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$ git diff --name-status dir2 dir
+A	dir/sub
+$