diff --git a/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php b/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       return pht('%s (bookmark)', $bookmark);
     } else if (strlen($branch)) {
       $onto = $diff->loadTargetBranch();
-      if (strlen($onto)) {
+      if (strlen($onto) && ($onto !== $branch)) {
         return pht(
           '%s (branched from %s)',
           $branch,