diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index bb429ad..6d31c4b 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ function! fugitive#BufReadStatus() abort
         call add(staged, {'type': 'File', 'status': line[0], 'filename': files})
         let b:fugitive_status['Staged'][files] = line[0]
       endif
-      if line[1] =~# '?'
+      if line[0:1] ==# '??'
         call add(untracked, {'type': 'File', 'status': line[1], 'filename': files})
         let b:fugitive_status['Unstaged'][files] = line[1]
       elseif line[1] !~# '[ !#]'