diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 9a5c77c13f..d442c66e96 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -2096,6 +2096,8 @@ static void builtin_diffstat(const char *name_a, const char *name_b,
 		memset(&xpp, 0, sizeof(xpp));
 		memset(&xecfg, 0, sizeof(xecfg));
 		xpp.flags = o->xdl_opts;
+		xecfg.ctxlen = o->context;
+		xecfg.interhunkctxlen = o->interhunkcontext;
 		xdi_diff_outf(&mf1, &mf2, diffstat_consume, diffstat,
 			      &xpp, &xecfg);
 	}