diff --git a/mercurial/revset.py b/mercurial/revset.py
--- a/mercurial/revset.py
+++ b/mercurial/revset.py
@@ -193,21 +193,21 @@ def rev(repo, subset, x):
 def p1(repo, subset, x):
     ps = set()
     cl = repo.changelog
-    for r in getset(repo, subset, x):
+    for r in getset(repo, range(len(repo)), x):
         ps.add(cl.parentrevs(r)[0])
     return [r for r in subset if r in ps]
 
 def p2(repo, subset, x):
     ps = set()
     cl = repo.changelog
-    for r in getset(repo, subset, x):
+    for r in getset(repo, range(len(repo)), x):
         ps.add(cl.parentrevs(r)[1])
     return [r for r in subset if r in ps]
 
 def parents(repo, subset, x):
     ps = set()
     cl = repo.changelog
-    for r in getset(repo, subset, x):
+    for r in getset(repo, range(len(repo)), x):
         ps.update(cl.parentrevs(r))
     return [r for r in subset if r in ps]
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def limit(repo, subset, x):
 def children(repo, subset, x):
     cs = set()
     cl = repo.changelog
-    s = set(getset(repo, subset, x))
+    s = set(getset(repo, range(len(repo)), x))
     for r in xrange(0, len(repo)):
         for p in cl.parentrevs(r):
             if p in s:
diff --git a/tests/test-revset.t b/tests/test-revset.t
--- a/tests/test-revset.t
+++ b/tests/test-revset.t
@@ -339,3 +339,20 @@ quoting needed
   0
   $ log '4::8 - 8'
   4
+
+issue2437
+
+  $ log '3 and p1(5)'
+  3
+  $ log '4 and p2(6)'
+  4
+  $ log '1 and parents(:2)'
+  1
+  $ log '2 and children(1:)'
+  2
+  $ log 'roots(all()) or roots(all())'
+  0
+  $ log 'heads(branch(é)) or heads(branch(é))'
+  9
+  $ log 'ancestors(8) and (heads(branch("-a-b-c-")) or heads(branch(é)))'
+  4