diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/bottle.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/bottle.rb
index 7de08761d3..eadf6a3dff 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/bottle.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/bottle.rb
@@ -247,9 +247,11 @@ module Homebrew extend self
         version = f.version.to_s
         version += "_#{f.revision}" if f.revision.to_i > 0
 
-        safe_system 'git', 'commit', '--no-edit', '--verbose',
-          "--message=#{f.name}: #{update_or_add} #{version} bottle.",
-          '--', f.path
+        HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY.cd do
+          safe_system "git", "commit", "--no-edit", "--verbose",
+            "--message=#{f.name}: #{update_or_add} #{version} bottle.",
+            "--", f.path
+        end
       end
     end
     exit 0