diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 849e27dd140..ad2b2292909 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -361,9 +361,17 @@ const char *GitClient::decorateOption = "--decorate";
 
 QString GitClient::findRepositoryForDirectory(const QString &dir)
 {
-    // Check for ".git/config"
-    const QString checkFile = QLatin1String(GIT_DIRECTORY) + QLatin1String("/config");
-    return VcsBase::VcsBasePlugin::findRepositoryForDirectory(dir, checkFile);
+    if (synchronousGitVersion(true) >= 0x010700) {
+        QByteArray outputText;
+        QStringList arguments;
+        arguments << QLatin1String("rev-parse") << QLatin1String("--show-toplevel");
+        fullySynchronousGit(dir, arguments, &outputText, 0, false);
+        return outputText.trimmed();
+    } else {
+        // Check for ".git/config"
+        const QString checkFile = QLatin1String(GIT_DIRECTORY) + QLatin1String("/config");
+        return VcsBase::VcsBasePlugin::findRepositoryForDirectory(dir, checkFile);
+    }
 }
 
 VcsBase::VcsBaseEditorWidget *GitClient::findExistingVCSEditor(const char *registerDynamicProperty,
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
index c2375287993..31ac4b740fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
     unsigned gitVersion(bool silent, QString *errorMessage = 0) const;
     QString gitVersionString(bool silent, QString *errorMessage = 0) const;
 
-    static QString findRepositoryForDirectory(const QString &dir);
+    QString findRepositoryForDirectory(const QString &dir);
 
     void diff(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList &diffArgs, const QString &fileName);
     void diff(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList &diffArgs,
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
index 3440e7e22e6..e2a09cc9639 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ bool GitVersionControl::vcsRemoveSnapshot(const QString &topLevel, const QString
 
 bool GitVersionControl::managesDirectory(const QString &directory, QString *topLevel) const
 {
-    const QString topLevelFound = GitClient::findRepositoryForDirectory(directory);
+    const QString topLevelFound = m_client->findRepositoryForDirectory(directory);
     if (topLevel)
         *topLevel = topLevelFound;
     return !topLevelFound.isEmpty();