--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Sun Jan 17 01:53:04 2010 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Wed Jan 20 16:58:48 2010 +0100
@@ -2944,6 +2944,7 @@
             t.append(l % len(s))
 
     t = ', '.join(t)
+    cleanworkdir = False
 
     if len(parents) > 1:
         t += _(' (merge)')
@@ -2951,10 +2952,11 @@
         t += _(' (new branch)')
     elif (not st[0] and not st[1] and not st[2]):
         t += _(' (clean)')
+        cleanworkdir = True
     elif pnode not in bheads:
         t += _(' (new branch head)')
 
-    if 'clean' in t:
+    if cleanworkdir:
         ui.status(_('commit: %s\n') % t.strip())
     else:
         ui.write(_('commit: %s\n') % t.strip())