diff -r ddbebce94665 -r 0531dff73d0b hgext/gpg.py
--- a/hgext/gpg.py	Sun Feb 10 14:35:36 2019 -0800
+++ b/hgext/gpg.py	Sat Feb 09 22:50:53 2019 -0800
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
         return
 
     if not opts["force"]:
-        msigs = match.exact(repo.root, '', ['.hgsigs'])
+        msigs = match.exact(['.hgsigs'])
         if any(repo.status(match=msigs, unknown=True, ignored=True)):
             raise error.Abort(_("working copy of .hgsigs is changed "),
                              hint=_("please commit .hgsigs manually"))