diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -1351,7 +1351,9 @@ class localrepository(repo.repository):
 
         if not parentworking:
             def bad(f, msg):
-                if f not in ctx1:
+                # 'f' may be a directory pattern from 'match.files()',
+                # so 'f not in ctx1' is not enough
+                if f not in ctx1 and f not in ctx1.dirs():
                     self.ui.warn('%s: %s\n' % (self.dirstate.pathto(f), msg))
             match.bad = bad
 
diff --git a/tests/test-status.t b/tests/test-status.t
--- a/tests/test-status.t
+++ b/tests/test-status.t
@@ -295,3 +295,39 @@ hg status of binary file starting with '
   $ hg ci -q -A -m 'add another file'
   $ hg status -A --rev 1:2 010a
   C 010a
+
+  $ cd ..
+
+test "hg status" with "directory pattern" which matches against files
+only known on target revision.
+
+  $ hg init repo6
+  $ cd repo6
+
+  $ echo a > a.txt
+  $ hg add a.txt
+  $ hg commit -m '#0'
+  $ mkdir -p 1/2/3/4/5
+  $ echo b > 1/2/3/4/5/b.txt
+  $ hg add 1/2/3/4/5/b.txt
+  $ hg commit -m '#1'
+
+  $ hg update -C 0 > /dev/null
+  $ hg status -A
+  C a.txt
+
+the directory matching against specified pattern should be removed,
+because directory existence prevents 'dirstate.walk()' from showing
+warning message about such pattern.
+
+  $ test ! -d 1
+  $ hg status -A --rev 1 1/2/3/4/5/b.txt
+  R 1/2/3/4/5/b.txt
+  $ hg status -A --rev 1 1/2/3/4/5
+  R 1/2/3/4/5/b.txt
+  $ hg status -A --rev 1 1/2/3
+  R 1/2/3/4/5/b.txt
+  $ hg status -A --rev 1 1
+  R 1/2/3/4/5/b.txt
+
+  $ cd ..