diff --git a/tree-diff.c b/tree-diff.c
index 7a51d091b5..28ad6db9ff 100644
--- a/tree-diff.c
+++ b/tree-diff.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ static void try_to_follow_renames(struct tree_desc *t1, struct tree_desc *t2, co
 	diff_opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
 	diff_opts.single_follow = opt->pathspec.raw[0];
 	diff_opts.break_opt = opt->break_opt;
+	diff_opts.rename_score = opt->rename_score;
 	paths[0] = NULL;
 	diff_tree_setup_paths(paths, &diff_opts);
 	if (diff_setup_done(&diff_opts) < 0)