diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter.vim b/autoload/gitgutter.vim
index 01bacdc..3fdac4a 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter.vim
@@ -118,11 +118,16 @@ endfunction
 " }}}
 
 
-function! gitgutter#git()
+" Optional argument is buffer number
+function! gitgutter#git(...)
+  let git = g:gitgutter_git_executable
+  if a:0
+    let git .= ' -C '.gitgutter#utility#dir(a:1)
+  endif
   if empty(g:gitgutter_git_args)
-    return g:gitgutter_git_executable
+    return git
   else
-    return g:gitgutter_git_executable.' '.g:gitgutter_git_args
+    return git.' '.g:gitgutter_git_args
   endif
 endfunction
 
@@ -258,9 +263,7 @@ function! gitgutter#difforig()
 
   if g:gitgutter_diff_relative_to ==# 'index'
     let index_name = gitgutter#utility#get_diff_base(bufnr).':'.gitgutter#utility#base_path(bufnr)
-    let cmd = gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(bufnr,
-          \ gitgutter#git().' --no-pager show '.index_name
-          \ )
+    let cmd = gitgutter#git(bufnr).' --no-pager show '.index_name
     " NOTE: this uses &shell to execute cmd.  Perhaps we should use instead
     " gitgutter#utility's use_known_shell() / restore_shell() functions.
     silent! execute "read ++edit !" cmd
diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
index 6325ca3..484b89d 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ function! gitgutter#diff#run_diff(bufnr, from, preserve_full_diff) abort
 
     " Write file from index to temporary file.
     let index_name = gitgutter#utility#get_diff_base(a:bufnr).':'.gitgutter#utility#base_path(a:bufnr)
-    let cmd .= gitgutter#git().' --no-pager show --textconv '.index_name.' > '.from_file.' || exit 0) && ('
+    let cmd .= gitgutter#git(a:bufnr).' --no-pager show --textconv '.index_name.' > '.from_file.' || exit 0) && ('
 
   elseif a:from ==# 'working_tree'
     let from_file = gitgutter#utility#repo_path(a:bufnr, 1)
   endif
 
   " Call git-diff.
-  let cmd .= gitgutter#git().' --no-pager'
+  let cmd .= gitgutter#git(a:bufnr).' --no-pager'
   if gitgutter#utility#git_supports_command_line_config_override()
     let cmd .= ' -c "diff.autorefreshindex=0"'
     let cmd .= ' -c "diff.noprefix=false"'
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ function! gitgutter#diff#run_diff(bufnr, from, preserve_full_diff) abort
 
   let cmd .= ')'
 
-  let cmd = gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(a:bufnr, cmd)
-
   if g:gitgutter_async && gitgutter#async#available()
     call gitgutter#async#execute(cmd, a:bufnr, {
           \   'out': function('gitgutter#diff#handler'),
diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
index c6c5387..7eda8ac 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
@@ -308,9 +308,8 @@ function! s:stage(hunk_diff)
       write
       let path = gitgutter#utility#repo_path(bufnr, 1)
       " Add file to index.
-      let cmd = gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(bufnr,
-            \ gitgutter#git().' add '.
-            \ gitgutter#utility#shellescape(gitgutter#utility#filename(bufnr)))
+      let cmd = gitgutter#git(bufnr).' add '.
+            \ gitgutter#utility#shellescape(gitgutter#utility#filename(bufnr))
       let [_, error_code] = gitgutter#utility#system(cmd)
     else
       return
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ function! s:stage(hunk_diff)
     let diff = s:adjust_header(bufnr, a:hunk_diff)
     " Apply patch to index.
     let [_, error_code] = gitgutter#utility#system(
-          \ gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(bufnr, gitgutter#git().' apply --cached --unidiff-zero - '),
+          \ gitgutter#git(bufnr).' apply --cached --unidiff-zero - ',
           \ diff)
   endif
 
diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
index 9c2b9c3..d657938 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function! gitgutter#utility#is_active(bufnr) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! s:not_git_dir(bufnr) abort
-  return s:dir(a:bufnr) !~ '[/\\]\.git\($\|[/\\]\)'
+  return gitgutter#utility#dir(a:bufnr) !~ '[/\\]\.git\($\|[/\\]\)'
 endfunction
 
 function! s:is_file_buffer(bufnr) abort
@@ -162,9 +162,8 @@ function! gitgutter#utility#set_repo_path(bufnr, continuation) abort
   " *               -3 - assume unchanged
 
   call gitgutter#utility#setbufvar(a:bufnr, 'path', -1)
-  let cmd = gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(a:bufnr,
-        \ gitgutter#git().' ls-files -v --error-unmatch --full-name -z -- '.
-        \ gitgutter#utility#shellescape(gitgutter#utility#filename(a:bufnr)))
+  let cmd = gitgutter#git(a:bufnr).' ls-files -v --error-unmatch --full-name -z -- '.
+        \ gitgutter#utility#shellescape(gitgutter#utility#filename(a:bufnr))
 
   if g:gitgutter_async && gitgutter#async#available() && !has('vim_starting')
     let handler = copy(s:set_path_handler)
@@ -193,9 +192,8 @@ endfunction
 function! gitgutter#utility#clean_smudge_filter_applies(bufnr)
   let filtered = gitgutter#utility#getbufvar(a:bufnr, 'filter', -1)
   if filtered == -1
-    let cmd = gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(a:bufnr,
-          \ gitgutter#git().' check-attr filter -- '.
-          \ gitgutter#utility#shellescape(gitgutter#utility#filename(a:bufnr)))
+    let cmd = gitgutter#git(a:bufnr).' check-attr filter -- '.
+          \ gitgutter#utility#shellescape(gitgutter#utility#filename(a:bufnr))
     let [out, _] = gitgutter#utility#system(cmd)
     let filtered = out !~ 'unspecified'
     call gitgutter#utility#setbufvar(a:bufnr, 'filter', filtered)
@@ -204,19 +202,6 @@ function! gitgutter#utility#clean_smudge_filter_applies(bufnr)
 endfunction
 
 
-function! gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(bufnr, cmd) abort
-  let cd = s:unc_path(a:bufnr) ? 'pushd' : (gitgutter#utility#windows() && s:dos_shell() ? 'cd /d' : 'cd')
-  return cd.' '.s:dir(a:bufnr).' && '.a:cmd
-endfunction
-
-function! s:unc_path(bufnr)
-  return s:abs_path(a:bufnr, 0) =~ '^\\\\'
-endfunction
-
-function! s:dos_shell()
-  return &shell == 'cmd.exe' || &shell == 'command.com'
-endfunction
-
 function! s:use_known_shell() abort
   if has('unix') && &shell !=# 'sh'
     let [s:shell, s:shellcmdflag, s:shellredir, s:shellpipe, s:shellquote, s:shellxquote] = [&shell, &shellcmdflag, &shellredir, &shellpipe, &shellquote, &shellxquote]
@@ -303,12 +288,12 @@ endfunction
 " Returns a dict of current path to original path at the given base.
 function! s:obtain_file_renames(bufnr, base)
   let renames = {}
-  let cmd = gitgutter#git()
+  let cmd = gitgutter#git(a:bufnr)
   if gitgutter#utility#git_supports_command_line_config_override()
     let cmd .= ' -c "core.safecrlf=false"'
   endif
   let cmd .= ' diff --diff-filter=R --name-status '.a:base
-  let [out, error_code] = gitgutter#utility#system(gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(a:bufnr, cmd))
+  let [out, error_code] = gitgutter#utility#system(cmd)
   if error_code
     " Assume the problem is the diff base.
     call gitgutter#utility#warn('g:gitgutter_diff_base ('.a:base.') is invalid')
@@ -335,7 +320,8 @@ function! s:abs_path(bufnr, shellesc)
   return a:shellesc ? gitgutter#utility#shellescape(p) : p
 endfunction
 
-function! s:dir(bufnr) abort
+" Shellescaped
+function! gitgutter#utility#dir(bufnr) abort
   return gitgutter#utility#shellescape(fnamemodify(s:abs_path(a:bufnr, 0), ':h'))
 endfunction