diff --git a/merge-ort.c b/merge-ort.c
index 2e6d41b0a0..999a7c91c5 100644
--- a/merge-ort.c
+++ b/merge-ort.c
@@ -480,6 +480,27 @@ static void setup_path_info(struct merge_options *opt,
 	result->util = mi;
 }
 
+static void collect_rename_info(struct merge_options *opt,
+				struct name_entry *names,
+				const char *dirname,
+				const char *fullname,
+				unsigned filemask,
+				unsigned dirmask,
+				unsigned match_mask)
+{
+	struct rename_info *renames = &opt->priv->renames;
+
+	/* Update dirs_removed, as needed */
+	if (dirmask == 1 || dirmask == 3 || dirmask == 5) {
+		/* absent_mask = 0x07 - dirmask; sides = absent_mask/2 */
+		unsigned sides = (0x07 - dirmask)/2;
+		if (sides & 1)
+			strset_add(&renames->dirs_removed[1], fullname);
+		if (sides & 2)
+			strset_add(&renames->dirs_removed[2], fullname);
+	}
+}
+
 static int collect_merge_info_callback(int n,
 				       unsigned long mask,
 				       unsigned long dirmask,
@@ -580,6 +601,12 @@ static int collect_merge_info_callback(int n,
 		return mask;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Gather additional information used in rename detection.
+	 */
+	collect_rename_info(opt, names, dirname, fullpath,
+			    filemask, dirmask, match_mask);
+
 	/*
 	 * Record information about the path so we can resolve later in
 	 * process_entries.