diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
index fd07a2ad9664d..538f613b04588 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
@@ -570,40 +569,28 @@ func ParsePatch(maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, reader io.Reader) (*D
 				break
 			}
 
-			var middle int
-
 			// Note: In case file name is surrounded by double quotes (it happens only in git-shell).
 			// e.g. diff --git "a/xxx" "b/xxx"
-			hasQuote := line[len(cmdDiffHead)] == '"'
-			if hasQuote {
-				middle = strings.Index(line, ` "b/`)
+			var a string
+			var b string
+
+			rd := strings.NewReader(line[len(cmdDiffHead):])
+			char, _ := rd.ReadByte()
+			_ = rd.UnreadByte()
+			if char == '"' {
+				fmt.Fscanf(rd, "%q ", &a)
 			} else {
-				middle = strings.Index(line, " b/")
+				fmt.Fscanf(rd, "%s ", &a)
 			}
-
-			beg := len(cmdDiffHead)
-			a := line[beg+2 : middle]
-			b := line[middle+3:]
-
-			if hasQuote {
-				// Keep the entire string in double quotes for now
-				a = line[beg:middle]
-				b = line[middle+1:]
-
-				var err error
-				a, err = strconv.Unquote(a)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unquote: %v", err)
-				}
-				b, err = strconv.Unquote(b)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unquote: %v", err)
-				}
-				// Now remove the /a /b
-				a = a[2:]
-				b = b[2:]
-
+			char, _ = rd.ReadByte()
+			_ = rd.UnreadByte()
+			if char == '"' {
+				fmt.Fscanf(rd, "%q", &b)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fscanf(rd, "%s", &b)
 			}
+			a = a[2:]
+			b = b[2:]
 
 			curFile = &DiffFile{
 				Name:      b,
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
index 597c9d394eb17..9826ece2dc5c9 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,23 @@ func TestParsePatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	println(result)
 
+	var diff2a = `diff --git "a/A \\ B" b/A/B
+--- "a/A \\ B"
++++ b/A/B
+@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+ # gitea-github-migrator
++
++ Build Status
+- Latest Release
+ Docker Pulls
++ cut off
++ cut off`
+	result, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2a))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
+	}
+	println(result)
+
 	var diff3 = `diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
 --- a/README.md
 +++ b/README.md