diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
index 6286d67d30c..88d180fcc2e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
@@ -104,23 +104,15 @@ module CreatesCommit
     if can?(current_user, :push_code, @project)
       # Edit file in this project
       @mr_source_project = @project
-
-      if @project.forked?
-        # Merge request from this project to fork origin
-        @mr_target_project = @project.forked_from_project
-        @mr_target_branch = @mr_target_project.repository.root_ref
-      else
-        # Merge request to this project
-        @mr_target_project = @project
-        @mr_target_branch = @ref || @target_branch
-      end
     else
       # Merge request from fork to this project
       @mr_source_project = current_user.fork_of(@project)
-      @mr_target_project = @project
-      @mr_target_branch = @ref || @target_branch
     end
 
+    # Merge request to this project
+    @mr_target_project = @project
+    @mr_target_branch = @ref || @target_branch
+
     @mr_source_branch = guess_mr_source_branch
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/blob_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/blob_controller_spec.rb
index b36d0e69330..f72a958662e 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/blob_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/blob_controller_spec.rb
@@ -92,26 +92,39 @@ describe Projects::BlobController do
 
       before { sign_in(guest) }
 
-      it "redirects to forked project new merge request" do
-        default_params[:target_branch] = "fork-test-1"
-        default_params[:create_merge_request] = 1
+      context 'when editing on the fork' do
+        before do
+          default_params[:namespace_id] = forked_project.namespace.to_param
+          default_params[:project_id] = forked_project.to_param
+        end
 
-        allow_any_instance_of(Files::UpdateService).to receive(:commit).and_return(:success)
+        it 'redirects to blob' do
+          put :update, default_params
 
-        put :update, default_params
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(namespace_project_blob_path(forked_project.namespace, forked_project, 'master/CHANGELOG'))
+        end
+      end
 
-        expect(response).to redirect_to(
-          new_namespace_project_merge_request_path(
-            forked_project.namespace,
-            forked_project,
-            merge_request: {
-              source_project_id: forked_project.id,
-              target_project_id: project.id,
-              source_branch: "fork-test-1",
-              target_branch: "master"
-            }
+      context 'when editing on the original repository' do
+        it "redirects to forked project new merge request" do
+          default_params[:target_branch] = "fork-test-1"
+          default_params[:create_merge_request] = 1
+
+          put :update, default_params
+
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(
+            new_namespace_project_merge_request_path(
+              forked_project.namespace,
+              forked_project,
+              merge_request: {
+                source_project_id: forked_project.id,
+                target_project_id: project.id,
+                source_branch: "fork-test-1",
+                target_branch: "master"
+              }
+            )
           )
-        )
+        end
       end
     end
   end