1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 7fcaa1a035..501648a5c4 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -7194,7 +7194,7 @@ void diffcore_std(struct diff_options *options)
 	 * If no prefetching occurs, diffcore_rename() will prefetch if it
 	 * decides that it needs inexact rename detection.
 	 */
-	if (options->repo == the_repository && repo_has_promisor_remote(the_repository) &&
+	if (repo_has_promisor_remote(options->repo) &&
 	    (options->output_format & output_formats_to_prefetch ||
 	     options->pickaxe_opts & DIFF_PICKAXE_KINDS_MASK))
 		diff_queued_diff_prefetch(options->repo);