diff --git a/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml
index 40b6fc5d72ec3b297fbbe0bbe038c4e2f95035ca..902dfcea314a08f0e81c04b1e7f9fe72425a405c 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
     .pull-right
       - if can?(current_user, :download_code, @project)
         = render 'projects/repositories/download_archive', ref: branch.name, btn_class: 'grouped btn-group-small'
-      = link_to project_compare_index_path(@project, from: branch.name, to: branch.name), class: 'btn grouped btn-small', title: "Compare" do
-        %i.icon-copy
-        Compare
+      - if branch.name != @repository.root_ref
+        = link_to project_compare_index_path(@project, from: @repository.root_ref, to: branch.name), class: 'btn grouped btn-small', method: :post, title: "Compare" do
+          %i.icon-copy
+          Compare
 
       - if can?(current_user, :admin_project, @project) && branch.name != @repository.root_ref
         = link_to project_branch_path(@project, branch.name), class: 'btn grouped btn-small remove-row', method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Removed branch cannot be restored. Are you sure?'}, remote: true do