diff --git a/src/execGit.js b/src/execGit.js
index b07049b40..826ae8df3 100644
--- a/src/execGit.js
+++ b/src/execGit.js
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@
 
 const debug = require('debug')('lint-staged:git')
 const execa = require('execa')
-const path = require('path')
-
-function getAbsolutePath(dir) {
-  return path.isAbsolute(dir) ? dir : path.resolve(dir)
-}
 
 module.exports = async function execGit(cmd, options = {}) {
-  const cwd = options.cwd || process.cwd()
   debug('Running git command', cmd)
   try {
     const { stdout } = await execa('git', [].concat(cmd), {
       ...options,
-      cwd: getAbsolutePath(cwd)
+      cwd: options.cwd || process.cwd()
     })
     return stdout
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/test/gitWorkflow.spec.js b/test/gitWorkflow.spec.js
index 586ecf18a..2ba98bcb6 100644
--- a/test/gitWorkflow.spec.js
+++ b/test/gitWorkflow.spec.js
@@ -10,26 +10,15 @@ tmp.setGracefulCleanup()
 describe('gitWorkflow', () => {
   describe('execGit', () => {
     it('should execute git in process.cwd if working copy is not specified', async () => {
+      const cwd = process.cwd()
       await execGit(['init', 'param'])
-      expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledWith('git', ['init', 'param'], {
-        cwd: path.resolve(process.cwd())
-      })
+      expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledWith('git', ['init', 'param'], { cwd })
     })
 
     it('should execute git in a given working copy', async () => {
-      await execGit(['init', 'param'], { cwd: 'test/__fixtures__' })
-      expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledWith('git', ['init', 'param'], {
-        cwd: path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'test', '__fixtures__')
-      })
-    })
-
-    it('should work with relative paths', async () => {
-      await execGit(['init', 'param'], {
-        cwd: 'test/__fixtures__'
-      })
-      expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledWith('git', ['init', 'param'], {
-        cwd: path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'test', '__fixtures__')
-      })
+      const cwd = path.join(process.cwd(), 'test', '__fixtures__')
+      await execGit(['init', 'param'], { cwd })
+      expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledWith('git', ['init', 'param'], { cwd })
     })
   })