diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index a90094e..f13fe3c 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -1930,7 +1930,6 @@ augroup END
 
 augroup fugitive_blame
   autocmd!
-  autocmd BufReadPost *.fugitiveblame setfiletype fugitiveblame
   autocmd FileType fugitiveblame setlocal nomodeline | if exists('b:git_dir') | let &l:keywordprg = s:repo().keywordprg() | endif
   autocmd Syntax fugitiveblame call s:BlameSyntax()
   autocmd User Fugitive if s:buffer().type('file', 'blob') | exe "command! -buffer -bar -bang -range=0 -nargs=* Gblame :execute s:Blame(<bang>0,<line1>,<line2>,<count>,[<f-args>])" | endif
diff --git a/ftdetect/fugitive.vim b/ftdetect/fugitive.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2bda26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftdetect/fugitive.vim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+autocmd BufReadPost *.fugitiveblame setfiletype fugitiveblame