diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/diff.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/diff.scss
index 7a12aa96476..8c246507848 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/diff.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/diff.scss
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@
       }
 
       td {
-        white-space: nowrap;
+        span {
+          white-space: pre;
+        }
       }
     }