diff --git a/mercurial/patch.py b/mercurial/patch.py
--- a/mercurial/patch.py
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ def diff(repo, node1=None, node2=None, m
             if f not in cache:
                 if len(cache) > 20:
                     del cache[order.pop(0)]
-                cache[f] = fctx._filelog
+                cache[f] = fctx.filelog()
             else:
                 order.remove(f)
             order.append(f)