diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index cd7e560..60e27c4 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ endfunction
 
 augroup fugitive
   autocmd!
-  autocmd BufNewFile,BufReadPost * call fugitive#detect(expand('<amatch>:p'))
+  autocmd BufNewFile,BufReadPost * call fugitive#detect(expand('%:p'))
   autocmd FileType           netrw call fugitive#detect(expand('%:p'))
   autocmd User NERDTreeInit,NERDTreeNewRoot call fugitive#detect(b:NERDTreeRoot.path.str())
   autocmd VimEnter * if expand('<amatch>')==''|call fugitive#detect(getcwd())|endif