diff --git a/git/diff.py b/git/diff.py
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ def _handle_diff_line(lines_bytes: bytes, repo: "Repo", index: DiffIndex["Diff"]
            change_type: Lit_change_type = cast(Lit_change_type, _change_type[0])
            score_str = "".join(_change_type[1:])
            score = int(score_str) if score_str.isdigit() else None
-            path = path.strip()
            a_path = path.encode(defenc)
            b_path = path.encode(defenc)
            deleted_file = False

diff --git a/test/test_diff.py b/test/test_diff.py
@@ -529,3 +529,22 @@ def test_diff_patch_with_external_engine(self, rw_dir):
        self.assertEqual(len(index_against_head), 1)
        index_against_working_tree = repo.index.diff(None, create_patch=True)
        self.assertEqual(len(index_against_working_tree), 1)
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Expand Up		@@ -529,3 +529,22 @@ def test_diff_patch_with_external_engine(self, rw_dir):
		self.assertEqual(len(index_against_head), 1)
		index_against_working_tree = repo.index.diff(None, create_patch=True)
		self.assertEqual(len(index_against_working_tree), 1)