diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 9cec810..0be692a 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -4774,7 +4774,7 @@ function! s:BlameSubcommand(line1, count, range, bang, mods, args) abort
         if len(ranges + commits + files) || raw
           let mods = s:Mods(a:mods)
           if a:count != 0
-            exe 'silent keepalt' mods 'split' . s:fnameescape(temp)
+            exe 'silent keepalt' mods 'split' s:fnameescape(temp)
           elseif !&modified || a:bang || &bufhidden ==# 'hide' || (empty(&bufhidden) && &hidden)
             exe 'silent' mods 'edit' . (a:bang ? '! ' : ' ') . s:fnameescape(temp)
           else