diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index b61e49c..3043208 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -2225,7 +2225,10 @@ function! s:Browse(bang,line1,count,...) abort
     elseif exists(':Browse') == 2
       return 'echomsg '.string(url).'|Browse '.url
     else
-      if has("patch-7.4.567")
+      if !exists('g:loaded_netrw')
+        runtime! autoload/netrw.vim
+      endif
+      if exists('*netrw#BrowseX')
         return 'echomsg '.string(url).'|call netrw#BrowseX('.string(url).', 0)'
       else
         return 'echomsg '.string(url).'|call netrw#NetrwBrowseX('.string(url).', 0)'