diff --git a/builtin/range-diff.c b/builtin/range-diff.c
index 006e766726..cc06e86a72 100644
--- a/builtin/range-diff.c
+++ b/builtin/range-diff.c
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ N_("git range-diff [<options>] <base> <old-tip> <new-tip>"),
 NULL
 };
 
-static struct strbuf *output_prefix_cb(struct diff_options *opt, void *data)
-{
-	return data;
-}
-
 int cmd_range_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int creation_factor = RANGE_DIFF_CREATION_FACTOR_DEFAULT;
@@ -29,17 +24,11 @@ int cmd_range_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 	int i, j, res = 0;
-	struct strbuf four_spaces = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf range1 = STRBUF_INIT, range2 = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	git_config(git_diff_ui_config, NULL);
 
 	diff_setup(&diffopt);
-	diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
-	diffopt.flags.suppress_diff_headers = 1;
-	diffopt.output_prefix = output_prefix_cb;
-	strbuf_addstr(&four_spaces, "    ");
-	diffopt.output_prefix_data = &four_spaces;
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options,
 			     builtin_range_diff_usage, PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN |
@@ -63,12 +52,9 @@ int cmd_range_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			     options + ARRAY_SIZE(options) - 1, /* OPT_END */
 			     builtin_range_diff_usage, 0);
 
-	if (simple_color < 1) {
-		if (!simple_color)
-			/* force color when --dual-color was used */
-			diffopt.use_color = 1;
-		diffopt.flags.dual_color_diffed_diffs = 1;
-	}
+	/* force color when --dual-color was used */
+	if (!simple_color)
+		diffopt.use_color = 1;
 
 	if (argc == 2) {
 		if (!strstr(argv[0], ".."))
@@ -106,11 +92,10 @@ int cmd_range_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	res = show_range_diff(range1.buf, range2.buf, creation_factor,
-			      &diffopt);
+			      simple_color < 1, &diffopt);
 
 	strbuf_release(&range1);
 	strbuf_release(&range2);
-	strbuf_release(&four_spaces);
 
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/range-diff.c b/range-diff.c
index defe31f095..3dd2edda01 100644
--- a/range-diff.c
+++ b/range-diff.c
@@ -409,8 +409,14 @@ static void output(struct string_list *a, struct string_list *b,
 	strbuf_release(&dashes);
 }
 
+static struct strbuf *output_prefix_cb(struct diff_options *opt, void *data)
+{
+	return data;
+}
+
 int show_range_diff(const char *range1, const char *range2,
-		    int creation_factor, struct diff_options *diffopt)
+		    int creation_factor, int dual_color,
+		    struct diff_options *diffopt)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 
@@ -423,9 +429,23 @@ int show_range_diff(const char *range1, const char *range2,
 		res = error(_("could not parse log for '%s'"), range2);
 
 	if (!res) {
+		struct diff_options opts;
+		struct strbuf indent = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		memcpy(&opts, diffopt, sizeof(opts));
+		opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
+		opts.flags.suppress_diff_headers = 1;
+		opts.flags.dual_color_diffed_diffs = dual_color;
+		opts.output_prefix = output_prefix_cb;
+		strbuf_addstr(&indent, "    ");
+		opts.output_prefix_data = &indent;
+		diff_setup_done(&opts);
+
 		find_exact_matches(&branch1, &branch2);
 		get_correspondences(&branch1, &branch2, creation_factor);
-		output(&branch1, &branch2, diffopt);
+		output(&branch1, &branch2, &opts);
+
+		strbuf_release(&indent);
 	}
 
 	string_list_clear(&branch1, 1);
diff --git a/range-diff.h b/range-diff.h
index f26de5d0b0..190593f0c7 100644
--- a/range-diff.h
+++ b/range-diff.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define RANGE_DIFF_CREATION_FACTOR_DEFAULT 60
 
 int show_range_diff(const char *range1, const char *range2,
-		    int creation_factor, struct diff_options *diffopt);
+		    int creation_factor, int dual_color,
+		    struct diff_options *diffopt);
 
 #endif