diff --git a/git-nav-upstream b/git-nav-upstream
index e44e397571..6c7190b2c0 100755
--- a/git-nav-upstream
+++ b/git-nav-upstream
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
-git checkout "$(git rev-parse  --abbrev-ref HEAD)@{u}"
+git checkout "$(git rev-parse  --abbrev-ref "@{u}")"