diff --git a/src/rc/diff.kak b/src/rc/diff.kak
index 975f73d0..8a9a390f 100644
--- a/src/rc/diff.kak
+++ b/src/rc/diff.kak
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-hook global BufCreate .*\.diff \
+hook global BufCreate .*\.(diff|patch) \
     setb filetype diff
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=diff \