1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index f9eadc4..ca085a0 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option)
 		if (!ce_path_match(istate, ce, &revs->prune_data, NULL))
 			continue;
 
+		if (revs->diffopt.prefix &&
+		    strncmp(ce->name, revs->diffopt.prefix, revs->diffopt.prefix_length))
+			continue;
+
 		if (ce_stage(ce)) {
 			struct combine_diff_path *dpath;
 			struct diff_filepair *pair;