diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
index 43a831f159f..6d451be2688 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ If LIMIT is non-nil, show no more than this many entries."
 	(apply 'vc-git-command buffer
 	       'async files
 	       (append
-		'("log" "--no-color")
+		'("log" "--no-color" "--follow")
 		(when shortlog
 		  `("--graph" "--decorate" "--date=short"
                     ,(format "--pretty=tformat:%s"