diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index ee61a77d7..66803d127 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -810,10 +810,10 @@ To restore the original branch and stop patching run \"\$cmdline --abort\"."
 		continue
 	fi
 
-	if test -x "$GIT_DIR"/hooks/applypatch-msg
+	hook="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/applypatch-msg)"
+	if test -x "$hook"
 	then
-		"$GIT_DIR"/hooks/applypatch-msg "$dotest/final-commit" ||
-		stop_here $this
+		"$hook" "$dotest/final-commit" || stop_here $this
 	fi
 
 	if test -f "$dotest/final-commit"
@@ -887,9 +887,10 @@ did you forget to use 'git add'?"
 		stop_here_user_resolve $this
 	fi
 
-	if test -x "$GIT_DIR"/hooks/pre-applypatch
+	hook="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/pre-applypatch)"
+	if test -x "$hook"
 	then
-		"$GIT_DIR"/hooks/pre-applypatch || stop_here $this
+		"$hook" || stop_here $this
 	fi
 
 	tree=$(git write-tree) &&
@@ -916,18 +917,17 @@ did you forget to use 'git add'?"
 		echo "$(cat "$dotest/original-commit") $commit" >> "$dotest/rewritten"
 	fi
 
-	if test -x "$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-applypatch
-	then
-		"$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-applypatch
-	fi
+	hook="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/post-applypatch)"
+	test -x "$hook" && "$hook"
 
 	go_next
 done
 
 if test -s "$dotest"/rewritten; then
     git notes copy --for-rewrite=rebase < "$dotest"/rewritten
-    if test -x "$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-rewrite; then
-	"$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-rewrite rebase < "$dotest"/rewritten
+    hook="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/post-rewrite)"
+    if test -x "$hook"; then
+	"$hook" rebase < "$dotest"/rewritten
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index b64dd28ac..b32f797aa 100644
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -642,9 +642,9 @@ do_next () {
 		git notes copy --for-rewrite=rebase < "$rewritten_list" ||
 		true # we don't care if this copying failed
 	} &&
-	if test -x "$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-rewrite &&
-		test -s "$rewritten_list"; then
-		"$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-rewrite rebase < "$rewritten_list"
+	hook="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/post-rewrite)"
+	if test -x "$hook" && test -s "$rewritten_list"; then
+		"$hook" rebase < "$rewritten_list"
 		true # we don't care if this hook failed
 	fi &&
 	warn "Successfully rebased and updated $head_name."
diff --git a/git-rebase--merge.sh b/git-rebase--merge.sh
index d3fb67d75..2cc2a6d27 100644
--- a/git-rebase--merge.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--merge.sh
@@ -94,10 +94,8 @@ finish_rb_merge () {
 	if test -s "$state_dir"/rewritten
 	then
 		git notes copy --for-rewrite=rebase <"$state_dir"/rewritten
-		if test -x "$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-rewrite
-		then
-			"$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-rewrite rebase <"$state_dir"/rewritten
-		fi
+		hook="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/post-rewrite)"
+		test -x "$hook" && "$hook" rebase <"$state_dir"/rewritten
 	fi
 	say All done.
 }
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 55da9db81..fb935a03f 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ run_specific_rebase () {
 
 run_pre_rebase_hook () {
 	if test -z "$ok_to_skip_pre_rebase" &&
-	   test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-rebase"
+	   test -x "$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/pre-rebase)"
 	then
-		"$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-rebase" ${1+"$@"} ||
+		"$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/pre-rebase)" ${1+"$@"} ||
 		die "$(gettext "The pre-rebase hook refused to rebase.")"
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample b/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample
index 8b2a2fe84..a5d7b84a6 100755
--- a/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample
+++ b/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 # To enable this hook, rename this file to "applypatch-msg".
 
 . git-sh-setup
-test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/commit-msg" &&
-	exec "$GIT_DIR/hooks/commit-msg" ${1+"$@"}
+commitmsg="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/commit-msg)"
+test -x "$commitmsg" && exec "$commitmsg" ${1+"$@"}
 :
diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch.sample b/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch.sample
index b1f187c2e..4142082bc 100755
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch.sample
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch.sample
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 # To enable this hook, rename this file to "pre-applypatch".
 
 . git-sh-setup
-test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-commit" &&
-	exec "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-commit" ${1+"$@"}
+precommit="$(git rev-parse --git-path hooks/pre-commit)"
+test -x "$precommit" && exec "$precommit" ${1+"$@"}
 :