diff --git a/src/plugins/git/branchview.cpp b/src/plugins/git/branchview.cpp
index c37bc87abb0..9268d3d6e05 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/branchview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/branchview.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void BranchView::slotCustomContextMenu(const QPoint &point)
 
     const QModelIndex index = m_filterModel->mapToSource(filteredIndex);
     const QModelIndex currentBranch = m_model->currentBranch();
-    const bool currentSelected = index.row() == currentBranch.row();
+    const bool currentSelected = index.sibling(index.row(), 0) == currentBranch;
     const bool isLocal = m_model->isLocal(index);
     const bool isTag = m_model->isTag(index);
     const bool hasActions = m_model->isLeaf(index);