diff --git a/builtin-apply.c b/builtin-apply.c
index 9fcfe3955d..c0f867daed 100644
--- a/builtin-apply.c
+++ b/builtin-apply.c
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ static void recount_diff(char *line, int size, struct fragment *fragment)
 			newlines++;
 			continue;
 		case '\\':
-			break;
+			continue;
 		case '@':
 			ret = size < 3 || prefixcmp(line, "@@ ");
 			break;
diff --git a/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh b/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
index be837bb98d..e0c67740a5 100755
--- a/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
+++ b/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ mode
 non git (1)
 non git (2)
 non git (3)
+incomplete (1)
+incomplete (2)
 EOF
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4100/t-apply-8.expect b/t/t4100/t-apply-8.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eef7f2e65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4100/t-apply-8.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ t/t4100-apply-stat.sh |    2 +-
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t4100/t-apply-8.patch b/t/t4100/t-apply-8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ca13e6594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4100/t-apply-8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff --git a/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh b/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
+index be837bb..0798c64 100755
+--- a/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
++++ b/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
+@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ non git (2)
+ non git (3)
+ EOF
+ 
+-test_done
++test_done
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/t/t4100/t-apply-9.expect b/t/t4100/t-apply-9.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eef7f2e65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4100/t-apply-9.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ t/t4100-apply-stat.sh |    2 +-
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t4100/t-apply-9.patch b/t/t4100/t-apply-9.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..875d57d567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4100/t-apply-9.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff --git a/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh b/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
+index 0798c64..be837bb 100755
+--- a/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
++++ b/t/t4100-apply-stat.sh
+@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ non git (2)
+ non git (3)
+ EOF
+ 
+-test_done
+\ No newline at end of file
++test_done