diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 7f426bf..1c14312 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ endfunction
 augroup fugitive
   autocmd!
   autocmd BufNewFile,BufReadPost * call s:Detect(expand('<amatch>:p'))
-  autocmd FileType           netrw call s:Detect(expand('<afile>:p'))
+  autocmd FileType           netrw call s:Detect(expand('%:p'))
   autocmd User NERDTreeInit,NERDTreeNewRoot call s:Detect(b:NERDTreeRoot.path.str())
   autocmd VimEnter * if expand('<amatch>')==''|call s:Detect(getcwd())|endif
   autocmd BufWinLeave * execute getwinvar(+bufwinnr(+expand('<abuf>')), 'fugitive_leave')