diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index c0a8bb95e9830b..a297c6caf59b01 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int cmd_log_walk_no_free(struct rev_info *rev)
 			 * but we didn't actually show the commit.
 			 */
 			rev->max_count++;
-		if (!rev->reflog_info) {
+		if (!rev->reflog_info && !rev->remerge_diff) {
 			/*
 			 * We may show a given commit multiple times when
 			 * walking the reflogs.
diff --git a/t/t4069-remerge-diff.sh b/t/t4069-remerge-diff.sh
index 07323ebafe0d0c..a68c6bfa0364d0 100755
--- a/t/t4069-remerge-diff.sh
+++ b/t/t4069-remerge-diff.sh
@@ -317,4 +317,11 @@ test_expect_success 'remerge-diff turns off history simplification' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'remerge-diff with --reverse' '
+	git log -1 --remerge-diff --oneline ab_resolution^ >expect &&
+	git log -1 --remerge-diff --oneline ab_resolution >>expect &&
+	git log -2 --remerge-diff --oneline ab_resolution --reverse >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done