diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 09b27203db..037a1f2c21 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -3083,7 +3083,7 @@ frame .vpane.lower.diff.body
 set ui_diff .vpane.lower.diff.body.t
 text $ui_diff -background white -foreground black \
 	-borderwidth 0 \
-	-width 80 -height 15 -wrap none \
+	-width 80 -height 5 -wrap none \
 	-font font_diff \
 	-xscrollcommand {.vpane.lower.diff.body.sbx set} \
 	-yscrollcommand {.vpane.lower.diff.body.sby set} \