diff --git a/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs b/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs
index 070a4d19aa..d67ad7f1ea 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/task_inventory.rs
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ impl ContextProvider for BasicContextProvider {
         if !selected_text.trim().is_empty() {
             task_variables.insert(VariableName::SelectedText, selected_text);
         }
-        let worktree_abs_path =
+        let worktree_root_dir =
             buffer
                 .file()
                 .map(|file| file.worktree_id(cx))
@@ -497,9 +497,9 @@ impl ContextProvider for BasicContextProvider {
                     self.worktree_store
                         .read(cx)
                         .worktree_for_id(worktree_id, cx)
-                        .map(|worktree| worktree.read(cx).abs_path())
+                        .map(|worktree| worktree.read(cx).root_dir())
                 });
-        if let Some(worktree_path) = worktree_abs_path {
+        if let Some(Some(worktree_path)) = worktree_root_dir {
             task_variables.insert(
                 VariableName::WorktreeRoot,
                 worktree_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),