diff --git a/t/t5614-clone-submodules.sh b/t/t5614-clone-submodules.sh
index ea78f1ff31c7e1dd2b39a39231b9cec54e57a1ad..a87d329656da6685e9d0846714f20a5aeeaa3556 100755
--- a/t/t5614-clone-submodules.sh
+++ b/t/t5614-clone-submodules.sh
@@ -25,76 +25,46 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 test_expect_success 'nonshallow clone implies nonshallow submodule' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf super_clone" &&
 	git clone --recurse-submodules "file://$pwd/." super_clone &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 3 lines
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone/sub &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 3 lines
-	)
+	git -C super_clone log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 3 lines &&
+	git -C super_clone/sub log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 3 lines
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'shallow clone with shallow submodule' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf super_clone" &&
 	git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 2 --shallow-submodules "file://$pwd/." super_clone &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 2 lines
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone/sub &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 1 lines
-	)
+	git -C super_clone log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 2 lines &&
+	git -C super_clone/sub log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 1 lines
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'shallow clone does not imply shallow submodule' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf super_clone" &&
 	git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 2 "file://$pwd/." super_clone &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 2 lines
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone/sub &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 3 lines
-	)
+	git -C super_clone log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 2 lines &&
+	git -C super_clone/sub log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 3 lines
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'shallow clone with non shallow submodule' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf super_clone" &&
 	git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 2 --no-shallow-submodules "file://$pwd/." super_clone &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 2 lines
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone/sub &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 3 lines
-	)
+	git -C super_clone log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 2 lines &&
+	git -C super_clone/sub log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 3 lines
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'non shallow clone with shallow submodule' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf super_clone" &&
 	git clone --recurse-submodules --no-local --shallow-submodules "file://$pwd/." super_clone &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 3 lines
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd super_clone/sub &&
-		git log --oneline >lines &&
-		test_line_count = 1 lines
-	)
+	git -C super_clone log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 3 lines &&
+	git -C super_clone/sub log --oneline >lines &&
+	test_line_count = 1 lines
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone follows shallow recommendation' '