1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 9e5813cc92..940a498962 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (subdir)
-		chdir(subdir);
+	if (subdir && chdir(subdir))
+		die("Cannot change to %s: %s", subdir, strerror(errno));
 
 	errno = saved_errno;