diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 87d7fde95c..c8a7e4ea56 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -539,13 +539,6 @@ fi
 # If a hook exists, give it a chance to interrupt
 run_pre_rebase_hook "$upstream_arg" "$@"
 
-test "$type" = interactive && run_interactive_rebase
-
-# Detach HEAD and reset the tree
-say "First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it..."
-git checkout -q "$onto^0" || die "could not detach HEAD"
-git update-ref ORIG_HEAD $branch
-
 if test -n "$diffstat"
 then
 	if test -n "$verbose"
@@ -556,6 +549,13 @@ then
 	GIT_PAGER='' git diff --stat --summary "$mb" "$onto"
 fi
 
+test "$type" = interactive && run_interactive_rebase
+
+# Detach HEAD and reset the tree
+say "First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it..."
+git checkout -q "$onto^0" || die "could not detach HEAD"
+git update-ref ORIG_HEAD $branch
+
 # If the $onto is a proper descendant of the tip of the branch, then
 # we just fast-forwarded.
 if test "$mb" = "$branch"