diff --git a/scripts/safe-commit-linter.sh b/scripts/safe-commit-linter.sh
index 64442cfada..8addac3bc8 100755
--- a/scripts/safe-commit-linter.sh
+++ b/scripts/safe-commit-linter.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fi
 
 merge_base_command="git merge-base $current_branch_hash $MAIN_COMMIT"
 merge_base=$(${merge_base_command})
-diff_command="git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACM $current_branch_hash $merge_base"
+diff_command="git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACM $merge_base $current_branch_hash"
 diff_files=$(${diff_command})
 
 if [ "$diff_files" = "" ]; then