diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 02a6b09947..9b14543e6e 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 		else if (file->is_unmerged) {
 			strbuf_addf(&out, " %s%s%*s | %*s",
 				    prefix, name, padding, "",
-				    number_width, "Unmerged");
+				    number_width, "Unmerged\n");
 			emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_LINE,
 					 out.buf, out.len, 0);
 			strbuf_reset(&out);
diff --git a/t/t4046-diff-unmerged.sh b/t/t4046-diff-unmerged.sh
index 0ae0cd3a52..ffaf69335f 100755
--- a/t/t4046-diff-unmerged.sh
+++ b/t/t4046-diff-unmerged.sh
@@ -86,4 +86,14 @@ test_expect_success 'diff-files -3' '
 	test_cmp diff-files-3.expect diff-files-3.actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'diff --stat' '
+	for path in $paths
+	do
+		echo " $path | Unmerged" || return 1
+	done >diff-stat.expect &&
+	echo " 0 files changed" >>diff-stat.expect &&
+	git diff --cached --stat >diff-stat.actual &&
+	test_cmp diff-stat.expect diff-stat.actual
+'
+
 test_done