diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/PatienceDiff.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/PatienceDiff.java
index 571a498ae..dfbf1a49b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/PatienceDiff.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/PatienceDiff.java
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ private void diff(Edit r, long[] pCommon, int pIdx, int pEnd) {
 				break;
 
 			case EMPTY:
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				throw new IllegalStateException();
 			}