diff --git a/browser_patches/export.sh b/browser_patches/export.sh
index 0f0b20fa67..2b4e48eb2c 100755
--- a/browser_patches/export.sh
+++ b/browser_patches/export.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fi
 
 CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 NEW_BASE_REVISION=$(git merge-base $REMOTE_BROWSER_UPSTREAM/$BASE_BRANCH $CURRENT_BRANCH)
-NEW_DIFF=$(git diff --full-index $NEW_BASE_REVISION $CURRENT_BRANCH)
+NEW_DIFF=$(git diff --diff-algorithm=myers --full-index $NEW_BASE_REVISION $CURRENT_BRANCH)
 # Increment BUILD_NUMBER
 BUILD_NUMBER=$(cat $EXPORT_PATH/BUILD_NUMBER)
 BUILD_NUMBER=$((BUILD_NUMBER+1))