diff --git a/Makefile.toplevel b/Makefile.toplevel
index 363c411..cb2c023 100644
--- a/Makefile.toplevel
+++ b/Makefile.toplevel
@@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ autospecnew: preautospecnew-checks localreponotice
 			$${SETVERSION:+ --version $${SETVERSION}} \
 			${NON_INTERACTIVE} ${SKIP_GIT} ${CLEANUP} \
 			$(URL); \
-		[ $$? -eq 0 ] && $(MAKE) link-new-rpms PKG_REPO_DIR="${TOPLVL}/packages/${NAME}"; \
-		$(TOPLVL)/projects/common/checkblacklist.sh $(TOPLVL)/projects/common/blacklist $(TOPLVL)/packages/${NAME}/results/*.rpm; \
-		git diff | grep -q index || python3 $(TOPLVL)/projects/common/patchfilter.py > for-review.txt ; \
-		git diff | grep -q index || python3 $(TOPLVL)/projects/common/patchfilter.py ; \
+		if [ $$? -eq 0 ]; then \
+			$(MAKE) link-new-rpms PKG_REPO_DIR="${TOPLVL}/packages/${NAME}"; \
+			$(TOPLVL)/projects/common/checkblacklist.sh $(TOPLVL)/projects/common/blacklist $(TOPLVL)/packages/${NAME}/results/*.rpm; \
+			python3 $(TOPLVL)/projects/common/patchfilter.py <(git -C $(TOPLVL)/packages/$(NAME) show) > $(TOPLVL)/packages/$(NAME)/for-review.txt; \
+			python3 $(TOPLVL)/projects/common/patchfilter.py <(git -C $(TOPLVL)/packages/$(NAME) show); \
+		fi; \
 	else \
 		echo "$(NAME) already exists at $(TOPLVL)/packages/$(NAME)"; \
 		exit 1; \