diff --git a/ftplugin/fugitiveblame.vim b/ftplugin/fugitiveblame.vim
index 6fe0a14..1037b09 100644
--- a/ftplugin/fugitiveblame.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/fugitiveblame.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if exists("b:did_ftplugin") || !exists('*fugitive#BlameFileType')
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin") || !exists("*FugitiveGitDir")
   finish
 endif
 let b:did_ftplugin = 1
diff --git a/syntax/fugitiveblame.vim b/syntax/fugitiveblame.vim
index c06d19e..70c1e74 100644
--- a/syntax/fugitiveblame.vim
+++ b/syntax/fugitiveblame.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if exists("b:current_syntax")
+if exists("b:current_syntax") || !exists("*FugitiveGitDir")
   finish
 endif