diff --git a/crates/fs/src/repository.rs b/crates/fs/src/repository.rs
index 806b3a0784..e1a23911ab 100644
--- a/crates/fs/src/repository.rs
+++ b/crates/fs/src/repository.rs
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ impl GitRepository for RealGitRepository {
     }
 
     fn blame(&self, path: &Path, content: Rope) -> Result<git::blame::Blame> {
-        let git_dir_path = self.repository.path();
-        let working_directory = git_dir_path.parent().with_context(|| {
-            format!("failed to get git working directory for {:?}", git_dir_path)
-        })?;
+        let working_directory = self
+            .repository
+            .workdir()
+            .with_context(|| format!("failed to get git working directory for file {:?}", path))?;
 
         const REMOTE_NAME: &str = "origin";
         let remote_url = self.remote_url(REMOTE_NAME);