1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index b80f656fb9..00e1590c6e 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -3187,11 +3187,8 @@ static void diffcore_apply_filter(const char *filter)
 static int diff_filespec_is_identical(struct diff_filespec *one,
 				      struct diff_filespec *two)
 {
-	if (S_ISGITLINK(one->mode)) {
-		diff_fill_sha1_info(one);
-		diff_fill_sha1_info(two);
-		return !hashcmp(one->sha1, two->sha1);
-	}
+	if (S_ISGITLINK(one->mode))
+		return 0;
 	if (diff_populate_filespec(one, 0))
 		return 0;
 	if (diff_populate_filespec(two, 0))