diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 837e9e27aba9a7dc0d9588af0d332bff750e206a..9dddd4856b8d90a54a49b45d26e86b5fabeab986 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ v 8.11.0 (unreleased)
   - Fix a memory leak caused by Banzai::Filter::SanitizationFilter
   - Speed up todos queries by limiting the projects set we join with
   - Ensure file editing in UI does not overwrite commited changes without warning user
+  - Eliminate unneeded calls to Repository#blob_at when listing commits with no path
 
 v 8.10.6
   - Upgrade Rails to 4.2.7.1 for security fixes. !5781
diff --git a/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb b/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
index 7a02d0b10d911b80fa97ac9ff8f8a09b4ca6e18e..33dcee49aee4c5d50cea03ae4d389428d46e1874 100644
--- a/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
@@ -98,28 +98,31 @@ module CommitsHelper
   end
 
   def link_to_browse_code(project, commit)
-    if current_controller?(:projects, :commits)
-      if @repo.blob_at(commit.id, @path)
-        return link_to(
-          "Browse File",
-          namespace_project_blob_path(project.namespace, project,
-                                      tree_join(commit.id, @path)),
-          class: "btn btn-default"
-        )
-      elsif @path.present?
-        return link_to(
-          "Browse Directory",
-          namespace_project_tree_path(project.namespace, project,
-                                      tree_join(commit.id, @path)),
-          class: "btn btn-default"
-        )
-      end
+    if @path.blank?
+      return link_to(
+        "Browse Files",
+        namespace_project_tree_path(project.namespace, project, commit),
+        class: "btn btn-default"
+      )
+    end
+
+    return unless current_controller?(:projects, :commits)
+
+    if @repo.blob_at(commit.id, @path)
+      return link_to(
+        "Browse File",
+        namespace_project_blob_path(project.namespace, project,
+                                    tree_join(commit.id, @path)),
+        class: "btn btn-default"
+      )
+    elsif @path.present?
+      return link_to(
+        "Browse Directory",
+        namespace_project_tree_path(project.namespace, project,
+                                    tree_join(commit.id, @path)),
+        class: "btn btn-default"
+      )
     end
-    link_to(
-      "Browse Files",
-      namespace_project_tree_path(project.namespace, project, commit),
-      class: "btn btn-default"
-    )
   end
 
   def revert_commit_link(commit, continue_to_path, btn_class: nil, has_tooltip: true)