diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ def recordupdates(repo, action, branchme
                 # of that file some time in the past. Thus our
                 # merge will appear as a normal local file
                 # modification.
-                repo.dirstate.normallookup(fd)
+                if f2 == fd: # file not locally copied/moved
+                    repo.dirstate.normallookup(fd)
                 if move:
                     repo.dirstate.forget(f)
         elif m == "d": # directory rename