diff --git a/plugin/airline.vim b/plugin/airline.vim
index 573c531..3cbb998 100644
--- a/plugin/airline.vim
+++ b/plugin/airline.vim
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function! s:on_window_changed()
   let l:key = [bufnr('%'), winnr(), winnr('$'), tabpagenr(), &ft]
   if get(g:, 'airline_last_window_changed', []) == l:key
         \ && &stl is# '%!airline#statusline('.winnr().')'
-        \ && ft !~? 'gitcommit'
+        \ && &ft !~? 'gitcommit'
     " fugitive is special, it changes names and filetypes several times,
     " make sure the caching does not get into its way
     return