diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 0e0cb00..f1f3818 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -3549,13 +3549,7 @@ function! s:Blame(bang, line1, line2, count, mods, args) abort
     let cmd += ['--', expand('%:p')]
     let basecmd = escape(fugitive#Prepare(cmd), '!#%')
     try
-      let cd = s:Cd()
-      let tree = s:Tree()
-      let cdback = s:Cd(tree)
-      if len(tree) && s:cpath(tree) !=# s:cpath(getcwd())
-        let cwd = getcwd()
-        execute cd s:fnameescape(tree)
-      endif
+      let cdback = s:Cd(s:Tree())
       let error = tempname()
       let temp = error.'.fugitiveblame'
       if &shell =~# 'csh'
@@ -3563,10 +3557,10 @@ function! s:Blame(bang, line1, line2, count, mods, args) abort
       else
         silent! execute '%write !'.basecmd.' > '.temp.' 2> '.error
       endif
-      if exists('l:cwd')
-        execute cd s:fnameescape(cwd)
-        unlet cwd
-      endif
+    finally
+      execute cdback
+    endtry
+    try
       if v:shell_error
         call s:throw(join(readfile(error),"\n"))
       endif
@@ -3639,10 +3633,6 @@ function! s:Blame(bang, line1, line2, count, mods, args) abort
         redraw
         syncbind
       endif
-    finally
-      if exists('l:cwd')
-        execute cd s:fnameescape(cwd)
-      endif
     endtry
     return ''
   catch /^fugitive:/