diff --git a/pkg/commands/patch/patch_builder.go b/pkg/commands/patch/patch_builder.go
index a1e2f5194..e18c7d1bb 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/patch/patch_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/patch/patch_builder.go
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ func (p *PatchBuilder) PatchToApply(reverse bool) string {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		patch += p.RenderPatchForFile(filename, true, reverse)
+		patch += p.RenderPatchForFile(RenderPatchForFileOpts{
+			Filename: filename,
+			Plain:    true,
+			Reverse:  reverse,
+		})
 	}
 
 	return patch
@@ -172,8 +176,14 @@ func (p *PatchBuilder) RemoveFileLineRange(filename string, firstLineIdx, lastLi
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *PatchBuilder) RenderPatchForFile(filename string, plain bool, reverse bool) string {
-	info, err := p.getFileInfo(filename)
+type RenderPatchForFileOpts struct {
+	Filename string
+	Plain    bool
+	Reverse  bool
+}
+
+func (p *PatchBuilder) RenderPatchForFile(opts RenderPatchForFileOpts) string {
+	info, err := p.getFileInfo(opts.Filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		p.Log.Error(err)
 		return ""
@@ -183,7 +193,7 @@ func (p *PatchBuilder) RenderPatchForFile(filename string, plain bool, reverse b
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	if info.mode == WHOLE && plain {
+	if info.mode == WHOLE && opts.Plain {
 		// Use the whole diff (spares us parsing it and then formatting it).
 		// TODO: see if this is actually noticeably faster.
 		// The reverse flag is only for part patches so we're ignoring it here.
@@ -192,11 +202,11 @@ func (p *PatchBuilder) RenderPatchForFile(filename string, plain bool, reverse b
 
 	patch := Parse(info.diff).
 		Transform(TransformOpts{
-			Reverse:             reverse,
+			Reverse:             opts.Reverse,
 			IncludedLineIndices: info.includedLineIndices,
 		})
 
-	if plain {
+	if opts.Plain {
 		return patch.FormatPlain()
 	} else {
 		return patch.FormatView(FormatViewOpts{})
@@ -209,7 +219,11 @@ func (p *PatchBuilder) renderEachFilePatch(plain bool) []string {
 
 	sort.Strings(filenames)
 	patches := lo.Map(filenames, func(filename string, _ int) string {
-		return p.RenderPatchForFile(filename, plain, false)
+		return p.RenderPatchForFile(RenderPatchForFileOpts{
+			Filename: filename,
+			Plain:    plain,
+			Reverse:  false,
+		})
 	})
 	output := lo.Filter(patches, func(patch string, _ int) bool {
 		return patch != ""
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
index d8f83255d..423c9f814 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package helpers
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/patch"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/types/enums"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/patch_exploring"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
@@ -80,7 +81,11 @@ func (self *PatchBuildingHelper) RefreshPatchBuildingPanel(opts types.OnFocusOpt
 		return err
 	}
 
-	secondaryDiff := self.c.Git().Patch.PatchBuilder.RenderPatchForFile(path, false, false)
+	secondaryDiff := self.c.Git().Patch.PatchBuilder.RenderPatchForFile(patch.RenderPatchForFileOpts{
+		Filename: path,
+		Plain:    false,
+		Reverse:  false,
+	})
 
 	context := self.c.Contexts().CustomPatchBuilder