diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/DiffFormatter.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/DiffFormatter.java
index dfd399dc4..8e92c8995 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/DiffFormatter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/DiffFormatter.java
@@ -600,8 +600,7 @@ private String format(AbbreviatedObjectId id) {
 	}
 
 	private static String quotePath(String name) {
-		String q = QuotedString.GIT_PATH.quote(name);
-		return ('"' + name + '"').equals(q) ? name : q;
+		return QuotedString.GIT_PATH.quote(name);
 	}
 
 	/**