diff -r 78e8890cfb4b -r 9263f86b9681 mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Mon Jun 01 14:42:55 2015 -0400
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Wed Jun 03 14:29:11 2015 -0700
@@ -5112,7 +5112,13 @@
 
         if revs:
             try:
-                revs = [other.lookup(rev) for rev in revs]
+                oldrevs = revs
+                revs = [] # actually, nodes
+                for r in oldrevs:
+                    node = other.lookup(r)
+                    revs.append(node)
+                    if r == checkout:
+                        checkout = node
             except error.CapabilityError:
                 err = _("other repository doesn't support revision lookup, "
                         "so a rev cannot be specified.")
@@ -5122,7 +5128,7 @@
                                  force=opts.get('force'),
                                  bookmarks=opts.get('bookmark', ())).cgresult
         if checkout:
-            checkout = str(repo.changelog.rev(other.lookup(checkout)))
+            checkout = str(repo.changelog.rev(checkout))
         repo._subtoppath = source
         try:
             ret = postincoming(ui, repo, modheads, opts.get('update'), checkout)