diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
index 81dec319a91..16d46c24ff1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ func getFileLine(
 		output += theme.DefaultTextColor.Sprint(" (submodule)")
 	}
 
-	if lineChanges := formatLineChanges(file); showNumberOfLineChanges && lineChanges != "" {
-		output += " " + lineChanges
+	if showNumberOfLineChanges {
+		if lineChanges := formatLineChanges(file); lineChanges != "" {
+			output += " " + lineChanges
+		}
 	}
 
 	return output