diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 0b1d9c1dde..9031527a16 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -673,6 +673,9 @@ void show_submodule_inline_diff(struct diff_options *o, const char *path,
!(right || is_null_oid(two)))
goto done;
+ if (!is_directory(path))
+ goto done;
+
if (left)
old_oid = one;
if (right)
diff --git a/t/t4060-diff-submodule-option-diff-format.sh b/t/t4060-diff-submodule-option-diff-format.sh
index 69b9946931..10e330c08a 100755
--- a/t/t4060-diff-submodule-option-diff-format.sh
+++ b/t/t4060-diff-submodule-option-diff-format.sh
@@ -703,10 +703,26 @@ test_expect_success 'path filter' '
diff_cmp expected actual
'
-commit_file sm2
+cat >.gitmodules <<-EOF
+[submodule "sm2"]
+ path = sm2
+ url = bogus_url
+EOF
+git add .gitmodules
+commit_file sm2 .gitmodules
+
test_expect_success 'given commit' '
git diff-index -p --submodule=diff HEAD^ >actual &&
cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+ diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
+ new file mode 100644
+ index 1234567..89abcde
+ --- /dev/null
+ +++ b/.gitmodules
+ @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ +[submodule "sm2"]
+ +path = sm2
+ +url = bogus_url
Submodule sm1 $head7...0000000 (submodule deleted)
Submodule sm2 0000000...$head9 (new submodule)
diff --git a/sm2/foo8 b/sm2/foo8
@@ -728,15 +744,21 @@ test_expect_success 'given commit' '
'
test_expect_success 'setup .git file for sm2' '
- (cd sm2 &&
- REAL="$(pwd)/../.real" &&
- mv .git "$REAL" &&
- echo "gitdir: $REAL" >.git)
+ git submodule absorbgitdirs sm2
'
test_expect_success 'diff --submodule=diff with .git file' '
git diff --submodule=diff HEAD^ >actual &&
cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+ diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
+ new file mode 100644
+ index 1234567..89abcde
+ --- /dev/null
+ +++ b/.gitmodules
+ @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ +[submodule "sm2"]
+ +path = sm2
+ +url = bogus_url
Submodule sm1 $head7...0000000 (submodule deleted)
Submodule sm2 0000000...$head9 (new submodule)
diff --git a/sm2/foo8 b/sm2/foo8
@@ -757,6 +779,19 @@ test_expect_success 'diff --submodule=diff with .git file' '
diff_cmp expected actual
'
+mv sm2 sm2-bak
+
+test_expect_success 'deleted submodule with .git file' '
+ git diff-index -p --submodule=diff HEAD >actual &&
+ cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+ Submodule sm1 $head7...0000000 (submodule deleted)
+ Submodule sm2 $head9...0000000 (submodule deleted)
+ EOF
+ diff_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+mv sm2-bak sm2
+
test_expect_success 'setup nested submodule' '
git submodule add -f ./sm2 &&
git commit -a -m "add sm2" &&
--
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