diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index db80f57..bb40eaf 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -2189,8 +2189,12 @@ function! s:StatusCommand(line1, line2, range, count, bang, mods, reg, arg, args
           \ s:fnameescape(file)
     for winnr in range(1, winnr('$'))
       if s:cpath(file, fnamemodify(bufname(winbufnr(winnr)), ':p'))
-        call s:ExpireStatus(-1)
-        exe winnr . 'wincmd w'
+        if winnr == winnr()
+          call s:ReloadStatus()
+        else
+          call s:ExpireStatus(dir)
+          exe winnr . 'wincmd w'
+        endif
         let w:fugitive_status = dir
         return 1
       endif