diff --git a/neovim/init.vim b/neovim/init.vim
index 07e9cfd..e6b06ac 100644
--- a/neovim/init.vim
+++ b/neovim/init.vim
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ nmap <silent> <Leader>e :lclose<CR>
 nmap <silent> <Leader>E :lopen<CR>
 
 let g:better_whitespace_enabled=1
-let g:better_whitespace_filetypes_blacklist=[]
+let g:better_whitespace_filetypes_blacklist=['diff']
 let g:strip_whitespace_on_save=1
 let g:strip_whitespace_confirm=0
 let g:better_whitespace_operator=''