diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
index 215bcb0f0e1..646430a0c20 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -388,9 +388,11 @@ local function setup_autocommands(opts)
     create_nvim_tree_autocmd("BufEnter", {
       pattern = "NvimTree_*",
       callback = function()
+        local bufnr = api.nvim_get_current_buf()
         vim.schedule(function()
-          local keys = api.nvim_replace_termcodes("zz", true, false, true)
-          api.nvim_feedkeys(keys, "n", true)
+          api.nvim_buf_call(bufnr, function()
+            vim.cmd [[norm! zz]]
+          end)
         end)
       end,
     })