diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 80020dc..2803925 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ function! s:BufReadIndex()
     else
       let cd = exists('*haslocaldir') && haslocaldir() ? 'lcd ' : 'cd '
       let dir = getcwd()
-      if fugitive#git_version() =~# '^0\|1\.[1-7]\.'
+      if fugitive#git_version() =~# '^0\|^1\.[1-7]\.'
         let cmd = s:repo().git_command('status')
       else
         let cmd = s:repo().git_command(