1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 3e26180f08..a00f9d1e52 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int git_diff_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 			diff_use_color_default = 1; /* bool */
 		else if (!strcasecmp(value, "auto")) {
 			diff_use_color_default = 0;
-			if (isatty(1)) {
+			if (isatty(1) || pager_in_use) {
 				char *term = getenv("TERM");
 				if (term && strcmp(term, "dumb"))
 					diff_use_color_default = 1;