1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git/repo/fun.py b/git/repo/fun.py
index 2ca2e3d6..ae35aa81 100644
--- a/git/repo/fun.py
+++ b/git/repo/fun.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 import stat
+from pathlib import Path
 from string import digits
 
 from git.exc import WorkTreeRepositoryUnsupported
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def find_worktree_git_dir(dotgit: "PathLike") -> Optional[str]:
         return None
 
     try:
-        lines = open(dotgit, "r").readlines()
+        lines = Path(dotgit).read_text().splitlines()
         for key, value in [line.strip().split(": ") for line in lines]:
             if key == "gitdir":
                 return value