diff --git a/builtin-merge-recursive.c b/builtin-merge-recursive.c
index 1293e3d342..3902e91069 100644
--- a/builtin-merge-recursive.c
+++ b/builtin-merge-recursive.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static struct path_list *get_renames(struct tree *tree,
 	opts.detect_rename = DIFF_DETECT_RENAME;
 	opts.rename_limit = merge_rename_limit >= 0 ? merge_rename_limit :
 			    diff_rename_limit >= 0 ? diff_rename_limit :
-			    100;
+			    500;
 	opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
 	if (diff_setup_done(&opts) < 0)
 		die("diff setup failed");
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 3632b552b2..f7355191dd 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static int diff_detect_rename_default;
-static int diff_rename_limit_default = 100;
+static int diff_rename_limit_default = 200;
 int diff_use_color_default = -1;
 static const char *external_diff_cmd_cfg;
 int diff_auto_refresh_index = 1;
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 532b4ea2c1..a44c543375 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void wt_status_print_updated(struct wt_status *s)
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = wt_status_print_updated_cb;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = s;
 	rev.diffopt.detect_rename = 1;
-	rev.diffopt.rename_limit = 100;
+	rev.diffopt.rename_limit = 200;
 	rev.diffopt.break_opt = 0;
 	run_diff_index(&rev, 1);
 }