pretty.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index 0b40457f99f0..b9374a1708d1 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -1699,6 +1699,18 @@ static int pp_handle_indent(struct strbuf *sb, int indent,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void pp_add_line(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
+			struct strbuf *sb, int indent,
+			const char *line, int linelen)
+{
+	strbuf_grow(sb, linelen + indent + 20);
+	if (indent) {
+		if (pp_handle_indent(sb, indent, line, linelen))
+			return;
+	}
+	strbuf_add(sb, line, linelen);
+}
+
 void pp_remainder(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 		  const char **msg_p,
 		  struct strbuf *sb,
@@ -1721,12 +1733,7 @@ void pp_remainder(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 		}
 		first = 0;
 
-		strbuf_grow(sb, linelen + indent + 20);
-		if (indent) {
-			if (pp_handle_indent(sb, indent, line, linelen))
-				linelen = 0;
-		}
-		strbuf_add(sb, line, linelen);
+		pp_add_line(pp, sb, indent, line, linelen);
 		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
 	}
 }