diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 6d027b06c8..1aa769c82d 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ static int do_recursive_merge(struct commit *base, struct commit *next,
 	if (is_rebase_i(opts) && clean <= 0)
 		fputs(o.obuf.buf, stdout);
 	strbuf_release(&o.obuf);
+	diff_warn_rename_limit("merge.renamelimit", o.needed_rename_limit, 0);
 	if (clean < 0)
 		return clean;