diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 1af52a5..6e48d9d 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -2896,8 +2896,7 @@ function! s:ReloadStatusBuffer(...) abort
   let original_lnum = a:0 ? a:1 : line('.')
   let info = s:StageInfo(original_lnum)
   call fugitive#BufReadStatus()
-  exe s:StageSeek(info, original_lnum)
-  normal! 0
+  call setpos('.', [0, s:StageSeek(info, original_lnum), 1, 0])
   return ''
 endfunction