diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs
index 1de3c32d..772b910e 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ pub fn get_compare_commits_diff(
 	if let Some(p) = &pathspec {
 		opts.pathspec(p.clone());
 	}
-	opts.show_binary(true);
 
 	let diff = repo.diff_tree_to_tree(
 		Some(&trees.0),