diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 9cba96dfeee..4ae0b32d0ea 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 	async show(ref: string, filePath: string): Promise<string> {
 		return await this.run(Operation.Show, async () => {
 			const relativePath = path.relative(this.repository.root, filePath).replace(/\\/g, '/');
-			const configFiles = workspace.getConfiguration('files');
+			const configFiles = workspace.getConfiguration('files', Uri.file(filePath));
 			const encoding = configFiles.get<string>('encoding');
 
 			return await this.repository.buffer(`${ref}:${relativePath}`, encoding);