diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
index 468c5412381..edde549c247 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
@@ -206,15 +206,13 @@ void GitEditor::commandFinishedGotoLine(bool ok, int exitCode, const QVariant &v
 
 void GitEditor::checkoutChange()
 {
-    const QFileInfo fi(source());
-    const QString workingDirectory = fi.isDir() ? fi.absoluteFilePath() : fi.absolutePath();
-    GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient()->stashAndCheckout(workingDirectory, m_currentChange);
+    GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient()->stashAndCheckout(
+                sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
 }
 
 void GitEditor::resetChange()
 {
-    const QFileInfo fi(source());
-    const QString workingDir = fi.isDir() ? fi.absoluteFilePath() : fi.absolutePath();
+    const QString workingDir = sourceWorkingDirectory();
 
     GitClient *client = GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient();
     if (client->gitStatus(workingDir, StatusMode(NoUntracked | NoSubmodules))
@@ -232,16 +230,14 @@ void GitEditor::resetChange()
 
 void GitEditor::cherryPickChange()
 {
-    const QFileInfo fi(source());
-    const QString workingDirectory = fi.isDir() ? fi.absoluteFilePath() : fi.absolutePath();
-    GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient()->synchronousCherryPick(workingDirectory, m_currentChange);
+    GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient()->synchronousCherryPick(
+                sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
 }
 
 void GitEditor::revertChange()
 {
-    const QFileInfo fi(source());
-    const QString workingDirectory = fi.isDir() ? fi.absoluteFilePath() : fi.absolutePath();
-    GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient()->synchronousRevert(workingDirectory, m_currentChange);
+    GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient()->synchronousRevert(
+                sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
 }
 
 void GitEditor::stageDiffChunk()
@@ -402,5 +398,11 @@ QString GitEditor::fileNameForLine(int line) const
     return source();
 }
 
+QString GitEditor::sourceWorkingDirectory() const
+{
+    const QFileInfo fi(source());
+    return fi.isDir() ? fi.absoluteFilePath() : fi.absolutePath();
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Git
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
index 35bfd53ef34..9247d7f46fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ private:
     QString revisionSubject(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const;
     bool supportChangeLinks() const;
     QString fileNameForLine(int line) const;
+    QString sourceWorkingDirectory() const;
 
     mutable QRegExp m_changeNumberPattern;
     QString m_currentChange;