diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 112d2f9..2758ec1 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -5788,7 +5788,7 @@ function! s:BlameRehighlight() abort
   endfor
 endfunction
 
-function! s:BlameFileType() abort
+function! fugitive#BlameFileType() abort
   setlocal nomodeline
   setlocal foldmethod=manual
   if len(s:Dir())
@@ -5821,7 +5821,6 @@ endfunction
 
 augroup fugitive_blame
   autocmd!
-  autocmd FileType fugitiveblame call s:BlameFileType()
   autocmd ColorScheme,GUIEnter * call s:BlameRehighlight()
   autocmd BufWinLeave * execute getwinvar(+bufwinnr(+expand('<abuf>')), 'fugitive_leave')
 augroup END
diff --git a/ftplugin/fugitiveblame.vim b/ftplugin/fugitiveblame.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fe0a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftplugin/fugitiveblame.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin") || !exists('*fugitive#BlameFileType')
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+call fugitive#BlameFileType()