1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index d1bd534cae..d59bdcc955 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static char diff_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
 
 static int parse_diff_color_slot(const char *var)
 {
-	if (!strcasecmp(var, "plain"))
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "context") || !strcasecmp(var, "plain"))
 		return DIFF_PLAIN;
 	if (!strcasecmp(var, "meta"))
 		return DIFF_METAINFO;