diff --git a/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditorfile.cpp b/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditorfile.cpp
index 6e9bc622ca4d546a510beb8cd129b873c14eb92d..43eb5f70d30bef905ff3524413507a71caf4f9d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditorfile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditorfile.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ DiffEditorFile::DiffEditorFile(const QString &mimeType, QObject *parent) :
 bool DiffEditorFile::setContents(const QByteArray &contents)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(contents);
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void DiffEditorFile::setModified(bool modified)