S_ISREG(newmode) && S_ISREG(oldmode) &&
((newmode ^ oldmode) == 0111))
newmode = oldmode;
+ else if (!has_symlinks &&
+ S_ISREG(newmode) && S_ISLNK(oldmode))
+ newmode = oldmode;
diff_change(&revs->diffopt, oldmode, newmode,
ce->sha1, (changed ? null_sha1 : ce->sha1),
ce->name, NULL);