--- diff.c.orig	2002-03-24 08:35:28.000000000 +0100
+++ diff.c	2007-11-09 14:38:47.000000000 +0100
@@ -327,8 +327,7 @@
 	      numval = 3;
 
 	    specify_style (c == 'U' ? OUTPUT_UNIFIED : OUTPUT_CONTEXT);
-	    if (context < numval)
-	      context = numval;
+	    context = numval;
 	    explicit_context = 1;
 	  }
 	  break;
@@ -463,8 +462,7 @@
 
 	case 'u':
 	  specify_style (OUTPUT_UNIFIED);
-	  if (context < 3)
-	    context = 3;
+	  context = 3;
 	  break;
 
 	case 'v':