diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua b/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
index 483ea89..4bf95ad 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ local function get_hunks(bufnr, bcache, greedy, staged)
       else
          text = bcache.compare_text
       end
-      hunks = run_diff(text, buftext, false)
+      if text then
+         hunks = run_diff(text, buftext, false)
+      end
       scheduler()
    else
       if staged then
diff --git a/teal/gitsigns/actions.tl b/teal/gitsigns/actions.tl
index d3555c8..696cff7 100644
--- a/teal/gitsigns/actions.tl
+++ b/teal/gitsigns/actions.tl
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ local function get_hunks(bufnr: integer, bcache: CacheEntry, greedy: boolean, st
     else
       text = bcache.compare_text
     end
-    hunks = run_diff(text, buftext, false)
+    if text then
+      hunks = run_diff(text, buftext, false)
+    end
     scheduler()
   else
     if staged then