}
 
 enum diff_symbol {
+       DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS_PORCELAIN,
+       DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS,
        DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT,
        DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS,
        DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS,
                emit_line_ws_markup(o, set, reset, line, len, '-',
                                    flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK, 0);
                break;
+       case DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS_PORCELAIN:
+               context = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT);
+               reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+               emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
+               fputs("~\n", o->file);
+               break;
+       case DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS:
+               context = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT);
+               reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+               /*
+                * Skip the prefix character, if any.  With
+                * diff_suppress_blank_empty, there may be
+                * none.
+                */
+               if (line[0] != '\n') {
+                       line++;
+                       len--;
+               }
+               emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
+               break;
        default:
                die("BUG: unknown diff symbol");
        }
 {
        struct emit_callback *ecbdata = priv;
        const char *meta = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_METAINFO);
-       const char *context = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_CONTEXT);
        const char *reset = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_RESET);
        struct diff_options *o = ecbdata->opt;
        const char *line_prefix = diff_line_prefix(o);
        }
 
        if (ecbdata->diff_words) {
+               enum diff_symbol s =
+                       ecbdata->diff_words->type == DIFF_WORDS_PORCELAIN ?
+                       DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS_PORCELAIN : DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS;
                if (line[0] == '-') {
                        diff_words_append(line, len,
                                          &ecbdata->diff_words->minus);
                        return;
                }
                diff_words_flush(ecbdata);
-               if (ecbdata->diff_words->type == DIFF_WORDS_PORCELAIN) {
-                       emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
-                       fputs("~\n", o->file);
-               } else {
-                       /*
-                        * Skip the prefix character, if any.  With
-                        * diff_suppress_blank_empty, there may be
-                        * none.
-                        */
-                       if (line[0] != '\n') {
-                             line++;
-                             len--;
-                       }
-                       emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
-               }
+               emit_diff_symbol(o, s, line, len, 0);
                return;
        }