diff --git a/git-merge.sh b/git-merge.sh
index 7ebbce4bdb..351676f6d4 100755
--- a/git-merge.sh
+++ b/git-merge.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ finish () {
 	?*)
 		case "$no_summary" in
 		'')
-			git-diff-tree --stat --summary -M "$head" "$1"
+			# We want color (if set), but no pager
+			GIT_PAGER='' git-diff --stat --summary -M "$head" "$1"
 			;;
 		esac
 		;;
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 2dc2c4fe9b..61770b5a28 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ fi
 if test -n "$verbose"
 then
 	echo "Changes from $mb to $onto:"
-	git-diff-tree --stat --summary "$mb" "$onto"
+	# We want color (if set), but no pager
+	GIT_PAGER='' git-diff --stat --summary "$mb" "$onto"
 fi
 
 # Rewind the head to "$onto"; this saves our current head in ORIG_HEAD.