diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ def bookmark(ui, repo, mark=None, rev=No
     else: # show bookmarks
         for bmark, n in sorted(marks.iteritems()):
             current = repo._bookmarkcurrent
-            if bmark == current and n == cur:
+            if bmark == current:
                 prefix, label = '*', 'bookmarks.current'
             else:
                 prefix, label = ' ', ''
diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t b/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import bookmark by name
   (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
   $ hg bookmarks
      X                         0:4e3505fd9583
-     Y                         0:4e3505fd9583
+   * Y                         0:4e3505fd9583
      Z                         0:4e3505fd9583
   $ hg debugpushkey ../a namespaces
   bookmarks	
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import bookmark by name
   importing bookmark X
   $ hg bookmark
      X                         0:4e3505fd9583
-     Y                         0:4e3505fd9583
+   * Y                         0:4e3505fd9583
      Z                         0:4e3505fd9583
 
 export bookmark by name