diff --git a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
index 9034ffe..e27b60f 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
@@ -1675,7 +1675,11 @@ NOPROMPT, if non-nil, means not to prompt the user."
       (when (> (prefix-numeric-value other-file) 8)
 	(setq diff-jump-to-old-file other))
       (with-current-buffer buf
-        (goto-char (point-min)) (forward-line (1- (string-to-number line)))
+        (let ((line-num (string-to-number line)))
+          ;; When the hunk is pure deletion, line number is off by 1.
+          (when (string= (if reverse (car old) (car new)) "")
+            (incf line-num))
+          (goto-char (point-min)) (forward-line (1- line-num)))
 	(let* ((orig-pos (point))
 	       (switched nil)
 	       ;; FIXME: Check for case where both OLD and NEW are found.