diff --git a/js/diff.js b/js/diff.js
index 6e5a469b8c..cf34bedc7f 100644
--- a/js/diff.js
+++ b/js/diff.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class Diff
 
             process.chdir(buildPath);
 
-            let fileList = [];
+            let fileList = upgradeData.mandatoryFiles || [];
 
             let stdout = cp.execSync('git diff --name-only ' + versionFrom).toString();