diff --git a/mercurial/scmutil.py b/mercurial/scmutil.py
--- a/mercurial/scmutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/scmutil.py
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def revrange(repo, revs):
             pass
 
         # fall through to new-style queries if old-style fails
-        m = revset.match(repo.ui, spec)
+        m = revset.match(repo.ui, spec, repo)
         if seen or l:
             dl = [r for r in m(repo, revset.spanset(repo)) if r not in seen]
             l = l + dl
diff --git a/tests/test-revset.t b/tests/test-revset.t
--- a/tests/test-revset.t
+++ b/tests/test-revset.t
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ names that should work without quoting
   [255]
   $ log -a-b-c- # succeeds with fallback
   4
+
   $ try -- -a-b-c--a # complains
   (minus
     (minus
@@ -140,6 +141,13 @@ names that should work without quoting
   ('symbol', '\xc3\xa9')
   9
 
+no quoting needed
+
+  $ log ::a-b-c-
+  0
+  1
+  2
+
 quoting needed
 
   $ try '"-a-b-c-"-a'