diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/diff/defaultLinesDiffComputer/defaultLinesDiffComputer.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/diff/defaultLinesDiffComputer/defaultLinesDiffComputer.ts
index a25f55c1ae54ca..2c3ee2fe094264 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/diff/defaultLinesDiffComputer/defaultLinesDiffComputer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/diff/defaultLinesDiffComputer/defaultLinesDiffComputer.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export class DefaultLinesDiffComputer implements ILinesDiffComputer {
 
 			return this.myersDiffingAlgorithm.compute(
 				sequence1,
-				sequence2
+				sequence2,
+				timeout
 			);
 		})();