1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/diff.c b/src/nvim/diff.c
index 39d9e9e978..ea846b46ec 100644
--- a/src/nvim/diff.c
+++ b/src/nvim/diff.c
@@ -1438,7 +1438,8 @@ void diff_win_options(win_T *wp, bool addbuf)
     }
     wp->w_p_fdm_save = xstrdup(wp->w_p_fdm);
   }
-  set_string_option_direct_in_win(wp, kOptFoldmethod, "diff", OPT_LOCAL, 0);
+  set_option_direct_for(kOptFoldmethod, STATIC_CSTR_AS_OPTVAL("diff"), OPT_LOCAL, 0, kOptReqWin,
+                        wp);
 
   if (!wp->w_p_diff) {
     wp->w_p_fen_save = wp->w_p_fen;