diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index a7303da..3d63938 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -2288,9 +2288,8 @@ function! s:FilterEscape(items, ...) abort
   let items = copy(a:items)
   call map(items, 's:fnameescape(v:val)')
   if a:0 && type(a:1) == type('')
-    let match = fnameescape(a:1)
     let cmp = s:FileIgnoreCase(1) ? '==?' : '==#'
-    call filter(items, 'strpart(v:val, 0, strlen(match)) ' . cmp . ' match')
+    call filter(items, 'strpart(v:val, 0, strlen(a:1)) ' . cmp . ' a:1')
   endif
   return items
 endfunction
@@ -2384,7 +2383,7 @@ function! fugitive#CompleteObject(base, ...) abort
         let heads += ["stash"]
         let heads += sort(s:LinesError(["stash","list","--pretty=format:%gd"], dir)[0])
       endif
-      let results += s:FilterEscape(heads, base)
+      let results += s:FilterEscape(heads, fnameescape(base))
     endif
     let results += a:0 == 1 || a:0 >= 3 ? fugitive#CompletePath(base, 0, '', dir, a:0 >= 4 ? a:4 : tree) : fugitive#CompletePath(base)
     return results
@@ -2406,7 +2405,7 @@ function! fugitive#CompleteObject(base, ...) abort
     call map(entries,'s:sub(v:val,"^04.*\\zs$","/")')
     call map(entries,'parent.s:sub(v:val,".*\t","")')
   endif
-  return s:FilterEscape(entries, base)
+  return s:FilterEscape(entries, fnameescape(base))
 endfunction
 
 function! s:CompleteSub(subcommand, A, L, P, ...) abort