diff --git a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
index e3ac12ffb5..2358e2627b 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
@@ -7392,8 +7392,7 @@ fun! s:NetrwMarkFileDiff(islocal)
      exe "NetrwKeepj e ".fnameescape(fname)
      diffthis
     elseif cnt == 2 || cnt == 3
-     vsplit
-     wincmd l
+     below vsplit
 "     call Decho("diffthis: ".fname,'~'.expand("<slnum>"))
      exe "NetrwKeepj e ".fnameescape(fname)
      diffthis