diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index b3aa732..b0d5028 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -1104,10 +1104,10 @@ set commit_type {}
 set empty_tree {}
 set current_branch {}
 set is_detached 0
-set current_diff_path {}
 set is_3way_diff 0
 set is_conflict_diff 0
 set selected_commit_type new
+set diff_empty_count 0
 
 set nullid "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
 set nullid2 "0000000000000000000000000000000000000001"