1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index fed195250b..afc1c6510e 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -3582,7 +3582,9 @@ static int try_threeway(struct apply_state *state,
 
 	/* No point falling back to 3-way merge in these cases */
 	if (patch->is_delete ||
-	    S_ISGITLINK(patch->old_mode) || S_ISGITLINK(patch->new_mode))
+	    S_ISGITLINK(patch->old_mode) || S_ISGITLINK(patch->new_mode) ||
+	    (patch->is_new && !patch->direct_to_threeway) ||
+	    (patch->is_rename && !patch->lines_added && !patch->lines_deleted))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Preimage the patch was prepared for */