1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 608223ab56..23d454e71d 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1311,6 +1311,8 @@ static const char *get_textconv(struct diff_filespec *one)
 {
 	if (!DIFF_FILE_VALID(one))
 		return NULL;
+	if (!S_ISREG(one->mode))
+		return NULL;
 	diff_filespec_load_driver(one);
 	return one->driver->textconv;
 }