diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/static_checks.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/static_checks.yml
index 8e30872164..7e685c6a65 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/static_checks.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/static_checks.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ check-patch:
   image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/centos8:latest
   needs:
     job: amd64-centos8-container
-  script: .gitlab-ci.d/check-patch.py
+  script:
+    - git config --local diff.renamelimit 0
+    - git config --local diff.renames True
+    - git config --local diff.algorithm histogram
+    - .gitlab-ci.d/check-patch.py
   variables:
     GIT_DEPTH: 1000
   rules: