diff --git a/share/functions/fish_git_prompt.fish b/share/functions/fish_git_prompt.fish
index 2e6d97694..6222a8671 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_git_prompt.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_git_prompt.fish
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function fish_git_prompt --description "Prompt function for Git"
             end
 
             if set -q __fish_git_prompt_showstashstate
-                and test -r $git_dir/refs/stash
+                and test -r $git_dir/logs/refs/stash
                 set s $___fish_git_prompt_char_stashstate
             end