diff -r f9a82b9b2c36 -r 113a30b87716 mercurial/cext/manifest.c
--- a/mercurial/cext/manifest.c	Fri Jan 26 11:42:47 2018 -0800
+++ b/mercurial/cext/manifest.c	Tue Jan 30 20:32:48 2018 -0800
@@ -778,11 +778,11 @@
 		PyObject *outer;
 		/* If we're looking at a deleted entry and it's not
 		 * the end of the manifest, just skip it. */
-		if (left->deleted && sneedle < self->numlines) {
+		if (sneedle < self->numlines && left->deleted) {
 			sneedle++;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (right->deleted && oneedle < other->numlines) {
+		if (oneedle < other->numlines && right->deleted) {
 			oneedle++;
 			continue;
 		}