diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3628229..63c985c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixes [#436](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/436) - Copy to clipboard not working
+- Fixes [#442](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/442) - GitLens File History fails if name (or path) starts with -
 
 ## [8.4.1] - 2018-06-19
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/git/git.ts b/src/git/git.ts
index 4a86a40..d051653 100644
--- a/src/git/git.ts
+++ b/src/git/git.ts
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ export class Git {
             'color.status=false',
             'status',
             porcelain,
+            '--',
             file
         );
     }