diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/compare.py b/rhodecode/controllers/compare.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/compare.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/compare.py
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ class CompareController(BaseRepoControll
         c.lines_deleted = 0
         for f in _parsed:
             st = f['stats']
-            if st[0] != 'b':
-                c.lines_added += st[0]
-                c.lines_deleted += st[1]
+            if not st['binary']:
+                c.lines_added += st['added']
+                c.lines_deleted += st['deleted']
             fid = h.FID('', f['filename'])
             c.files.append([fid, f['operation'], f['filename'], f['stats']])
             htmldiff = diff_processor.as_html(enable_comments=False, parsed_lines=[f])