memmove(rename_dst + first + 1, rename_dst + first,
                        (rename_dst_nr - first - 1) * sizeof(*rename_dst));
        rename_dst[first].two = alloc_filespec(two->path);
-       fill_filespec(rename_dst[first].two, two->sha1, two->mode);
+       fill_filespec(rename_dst[first].two, two->sha1, two->sha1_valid, two->mode);
        rename_dst[first].pair = NULL;
        return &(rename_dst[first]);
 }
                        else if (options->single_follow &&
                                 strcmp(options->single_follow, p->two->path))
                                continue; /* not interested */
+                       else if (!DIFF_OPT_TST(options, RENAME_EMPTY) &&
+                                is_empty_blob_sha1(p->two->sha1))
+                               continue;
                        else
                                locate_rename_dst(p->two, 1);
                }
+               else if (!DIFF_OPT_TST(options, RENAME_EMPTY) &&
+                        is_empty_blob_sha1(p->one->sha1))
+                       continue;
                else if (!DIFF_PAIR_UNMERGED(p) && !DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->two)) {
                        /*
                         * If the source is a broken "delete", and