diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 5e8378fc3e..efbc446d67 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -3312,6 +3312,7 @@ text $ui_diff -background white -foreground black \
 	-xscrollcommand {.vpane.lower.diff.body.sbx set} \
 	-yscrollcommand {.vpane.lower.diff.body.sby set} \
 	-state disabled
+catch {$ui_diff configure -tabstyle wordprocessor}
 ${NS}::scrollbar .vpane.lower.diff.body.sbx -orient horizontal \
 	-command [list $ui_diff xview]
 ${NS}::scrollbar .vpane.lower.diff.body.sby -orient vertical \