diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 3dd289654fb..50ba5047813 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -1531,7 +1531,9 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousAdd(const FilePath &workingDirectory,
                                const QStringList &extraOptions)
 {
     QStringList args{"add"};
-    args += extraOptions + files;
+    args += extraOptions;
+    args += "--";
+    args += files;
     return vcsSynchronousExec(workingDirectory, args).result()
             == ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
@@ -1543,6 +1545,7 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousDelete(const FilePath &workingDirectory,
     QStringList arguments = {"rm"};
     if (force)
         arguments << "--force";
+    arguments << "--";
     arguments.append(files);
     return vcsSynchronousExec(workingDirectory, arguments).result()
             == ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index 0972ac8b36f..d93b66f4f70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ bool GitPluginPrivate::vcsAdd(const FilePath &filePath)
 
 bool GitPluginPrivate::vcsDelete(const FilePath &filePath)
 {
-    return m_gitClient.synchronousDelete(filePath.parentDir().absolutePath(), true, {filePath.fileName()});
+    return m_gitClient.synchronousDelete(filePath.absolutePath(), true, {filePath.fileName()});
 }
 
 bool GitPluginPrivate::vcsMove(const FilePath &from, const FilePath &to)