diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/git.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/git.vim
index f8d331f..9ac1aa1 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/git.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/git.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim filetype plugin
 " Language:	generic git output
 " Maintainer:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.info>
-" Last Change:	2008 Jun 20
+" Last Change:	2008 Jul 30
 
 " Only do this when not done yet for this buffer
 if (exists("b:did_ftplugin"))
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 if exists('*shellescape') && exists('b:git_dir') && b:git_dir != ''
     if b:git_dir =~# '/\.git$' " Not a bare repository
-        let &l:path = escape(fnamemodify(b:git_dir,':t'),'\, ').','.&l:path
+        let &l:path = escape(fnamemodify(b:git_dir,':h'),'\, ').','.&l:path
     endif
     let &l:path = escape(b:git_dir,'\, ').','.&l:path
     let &l:keywordprg = 'git --git-dir='.shellescape(b:git_dir).' show'