diff -r 4efb36ecaaec -r e07003a94ef3 mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Sat Dec 05 23:37:46 2015 -0800
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Sun Dec 06 11:49:02 2015 -0800
@@ -5639,7 +5639,8 @@
     if not path:
         raise error.Abort(_('default repository not configured!'),
                          hint=_('see the "path" section in "hg help config"'))
-    dest, branches = path.pushloc, (path.branch, opts.get('branch') or [])
+    dest = path.pushloc or path.loc
+    branches = (path.branch, opts.get('branch') or [])
     ui.status(_('pushing to %s\n') % util.hidepassword(dest))
     revs, checkout = hg.addbranchrevs(repo, repo, branches, opts.get('rev'))
     other = hg.peer(repo, opts, dest)