1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 1c4fa3e..50da125 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "diff-files", cmd_diff_files, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "diff-index", cmd_diff_index, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "diff-tree", cmd_diff_tree, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
-	{ "difftool", cmd_difftool, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
+	{ "difftool", cmd_difftool, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
 	{ "fast-export", cmd_fast_export, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "fetch", cmd_fetch, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "fetch-pack", cmd_fetch_pack, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },