diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 0299a73079..e7d6e60b23 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -482,14 +482,14 @@ int git_diff_basic_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 
 static char *quote_two(const char *one, const char *two)
 {
-	int need_one = quote_c_style(one, NULL, NULL, 1);
-	int need_two = quote_c_style(two, NULL, NULL, 1);
+	int need_one = quote_c_style(one, NULL, NULL, CQUOTE_NODQ);
+	int need_two = quote_c_style(two, NULL, NULL, CQUOTE_NODQ);
 	struct strbuf res = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (need_one + need_two) {
 		strbuf_addch(&res, '"');
-		quote_c_style(one, &res, NULL, 1);
-		quote_c_style(two, &res, NULL, 1);
+		quote_c_style(one, &res, NULL, CQUOTE_NODQ);
+		quote_c_style(two, &res, NULL, CQUOTE_NODQ);
 		strbuf_addch(&res, '"');
 	} else {
 		strbuf_addstr(&res, one);
diff --git a/quote.c b/quote.c
index 192e2ee9ba..69f4ca45da 100644
--- a/quote.c
+++ b/quote.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static size_t next_quote_pos(const char *s, ssize_t maxlen)
  *     Return value is the same as in (1).
  */
 static size_t quote_c_style_counted(const char *name, ssize_t maxlen,
-				    struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, int no_dq)
+				    struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, unsigned flags)
 {
 #undef EMIT
 #define EMIT(c)                                 \
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ static size_t quote_c_style_counted(const char *name, ssize_t maxlen,
 		count += (l);                           \
 	} while (0)
 
+	int no_dq = !!(flags & CQUOTE_NODQ);
 	size_t len, count = 0;
 	const char *p = name;
 
@@ -309,19 +310,21 @@ static size_t quote_c_style_counted(const char *name, ssize_t maxlen,
 	return count;
 }
 
-size_t quote_c_style(const char *name, struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, int nodq)
+size_t quote_c_style(const char *name, struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, unsigned flags)
 {
-	return quote_c_style_counted(name, -1, sb, fp, nodq);
+	return quote_c_style_counted(name, -1, sb, fp, flags);
 }
 
-void quote_two_c_style(struct strbuf *sb, const char *prefix, const char *path, int nodq)
+void quote_two_c_style(struct strbuf *sb, const char *prefix, const char *path,
+		       unsigned flags)
 {
+	int nodq = !!(flags & CQUOTE_NODQ);
 	if (quote_c_style(prefix, NULL, NULL, 0) ||
 	    quote_c_style(path, NULL, NULL, 0)) {
 		if (!nodq)
 			strbuf_addch(sb, '"');
-		quote_c_style(prefix, sb, NULL, 1);
-		quote_c_style(path, sb, NULL, 1);
+		quote_c_style(prefix, sb, NULL, CQUOTE_NODQ);
+		quote_c_style(path, sb, NULL, CQUOTE_NODQ);
 		if (!nodq)
 			strbuf_addch(sb, '"');
 	} else {
@@ -367,7 +370,8 @@ char *quote_path(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *out, unsigne
 	 */
 	if (force_dq)
 		strbuf_addch(out, '"');
-	quote_c_style_counted(rel, strlen(rel), out, NULL, force_dq);
+	quote_c_style_counted(rel, strlen(rel), out, NULL,
+			      force_dq ? CQUOTE_NODQ : 0);
 	if (force_dq)
 		strbuf_addch(out, '"');
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
diff --git a/quote.h b/quote.h
index 1918d1e00e..4b72a583cf 100644
--- a/quote.h
+++ b/quote.h
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ struct strvec;
 int sq_dequote_to_strvec(char *arg, struct strvec *);
 
 int unquote_c_style(struct strbuf *, const char *quoted, const char **endp);
-size_t quote_c_style(const char *name, struct strbuf *, FILE *, int no_dq);
-void quote_two_c_style(struct strbuf *, const char *, const char *, int);
+
+/* Bits in the flags parameter to quote_c_style() */
+#define CQUOTE_NODQ 01
+size_t quote_c_style(const char *name, struct strbuf *, FILE *, unsigned);
+void quote_two_c_style(struct strbuf *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
 
 void write_name_quoted(const char *name, FILE *, int terminator);
 void write_name_quoted_relative(const char *name, const char *prefix,