diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e3486d48..128e54699 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #### Fixed
 
 - Extra `-debug` packages will not be taken into account when determining packages that need upgrades.
+- `-Auk`: don't display a diff (or even ask to) if the hash didn't change. Useful with `--git`.
 
 ## 4.0.2 (2024-08-10)
 
diff --git a/rust/aura-core/src/git.rs b/rust/aura-core/src/git.rs
index 0c56be667..256f1b0c1 100644
--- a/rust/aura-core/src/git.rs
+++ b/rust/aura-core/src/git.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ pub fn hash(dir: &Path) -> Result<String, Error> {
         .stdout
         .apply(String::from_utf8)
         .map_err(Error::ReadHash)
+        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
 }
 
 /// Display the diff between `master` and a given hash.
diff --git a/rust/aura-pm/src/command/aur/build.rs b/rust/aura-pm/src/command/aur/build.rs
index 0abb47641..c52f9df65 100644
--- a/rust/aura-pm/src/command/aur/build.rs
+++ b/rust/aura-pm/src/command/aur/build.rs
@@ -303,14 +303,16 @@ fn show_diffs(
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let hashes = env.aur.hashes.as_path();
 
-    // Silently skip over any hashes that couldn't be read. This is mostly
-    // likely due to the package being installed for the first time, thus having
-    // no history to compare to.
+    // Silently skip over any hashes that couldn't be read. This is most likely
+    // due to the package being installed for the first time, thus having no
+    // history to compare to.
     match hash_of_last_install(hashes, pkgbase) {
         Err(e) => warn!("Couldn't read latest hash of {}: {}", pkgbase, e),
-        Ok(hash) => {
-            if proceed!(fll, env, "A-build-diff").is_some() {
-                aura_core::git::diff(clone, &hash).map_err(Error::GitDiff)?;
+        Ok(prev_hash) => {
+            let curr_hash = aura_core::git::hash(clone).map_err(Error::GitDiff)?;
+
+            if prev_hash != curr_hash && proceed!(fll, env, "A-build-diff").is_some() {
+                aura_core::git::diff(clone, &prev_hash).map_err(Error::GitDiff)?;
                 proceed!(fll, env, "proceed").ok_or(Error::Cancelled)?;
             }
         }