diff --git a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
index 5b48c8d..41476bd 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ diff-beginning-of-file-and-junk
         (setq prevfile nextfile))
     (if (and previndex (numberp prevfile) (< previndex prevfile))
         (setq prevfile previndex))
-    (if (and (numberp prevfile) (<= prevfile start))
+    (if (numberp prevfile)
           (progn
             (goto-char prevfile)
             ;; Now skip backward over the leading junk we may have before the