diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
index 38f850886..7dd93e6a6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ func (self *PatchBuildingHelper) RefreshPatchBuildingPanel(opts types.OnFocusOpt
 	ref := self.c.Contexts().CommitFiles.CommitFileTreeViewModel.GetRef()
 	to := ref.RefName()
 	from, reverse := self.c.Modes().Diffing.GetFromAndReverseArgsForDiff(ref.ParentRefName())
-	diff, err := self.c.Git().WorkingTree.ShowFileDiff(from, to, reverse, path, true, self.c.State().GetIgnoreWhitespaceInDiffView())
+	// Passing false for ignoreWhitespace because the patch building panel
+	// doesn't work when whitespace is ignored
+	diff, err := self.c.Git().WorkingTree.ShowFileDiff(from, to, reverse, path, true, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}