diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitCommit.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitCommit.java
index 823d6275102a..942a05931af6 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitCommit.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitCommit.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.Change;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.WeakStringInterner;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.Hash;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsUser;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.impl.VcsChangesLazilyParsedDetails;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public final class GitCommit extends VcsChangesLazilyParsedDetails {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(GitCommit.class);
+  private static final WeakStringInterner ourPathsInterner = new WeakStringInterner();
   @NotNull private final GitLogUtil.DiffRenameLimit myRenameLimit;
 
   public GitCommit(Project project, @NotNull Hash hash, @NotNull List<Hash> parents, long commitTime, @NotNull VirtualFile root,
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ public final class GitCommit extends VcsChangesLazilyParsedDetails {
   }
 
   private class UnparsedChanges extends VcsChangesLazilyParsedDetails.UnparsedChanges<GitLogStatusInfo> {
-    @NotNull private final String myRootPath = getRoot().getPath();
+    @NotNull private final String myRootPath = ourPathsInterner.intern(getRoot().getPath());
 
     private UnparsedChanges(@NotNull Project project,
                             @NotNull List<List<GitLogStatusInfo>> changesOutput) {