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diff --git a/builtin-diff.c b/builtin-diff.c
index 266337b83..9c8c29573 100644
--- a/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/builtin-diff.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
 			usage(builtin_diff_usage);
 		argv++; argc--;
 	}
+	if (!cached)
+		setup_work_tree();
 	/*
 	 * Make sure there is one revision (i.e. pending object),
 	 * and there is no revision filtering parameters.
@@ -175,10 +177,8 @@ static int builtin_diff_combined(struct rev_info *revs,
 	if (!revs->dense_combined_merges && !revs->combine_merges)
 		revs->dense_combined_merges = revs->combine_merges = 1;
 	parent = xmalloc(ents * sizeof(*parent));
-	/* Again, the revs are all reverse */
 	for (i = 0; i < ents; i++)
-		hashcpy((unsigned char *)(parent + i),
-			ent[ents - 1 - i].item->sha1);
+		hashcpy((unsigned char *)(parent + i), ent[i].item->sha1);
 	diff_tree_combined(parent[0], parent + 1, ents - 1,
 			   revs->dense_combined_merges, revs);
 	return 0;
@@ -223,10 +223,17 @@ static int builtin_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **argv
 		argv++; argc--;
 	}
 
-	if (revs->max_count == -1 &&
+	/*
+	 * "diff --base" should not combine merges because it was not
+	 * asked to.  "diff -c" should not densify (if the user wants
+	 * dense one, --cc can be explicitly asked for, or just rely
+	 * on the default).
+	 */
+	if (revs->max_count == -1 && !revs->combine_merges &&
 	    (revs->diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH))
 		revs->combine_merges = revs->dense_combined_merges = 1;
 
+	setup_work_tree();
 	if (read_cache() < 0) {
 		perror("read_cache");
 		return -1;