diff --git a/mercurial/bookmarks.py b/mercurial/bookmarks.py
--- a/mercurial/bookmarks.py
+++ b/mercurial/bookmarks.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def _diverge(ui, b, path, localmarks):
             n = '%s@%s' % (b, p)
     return n
 
-def updatefromremote(ui, repo, remotemarks, path):
+def updatefromremote(ui, repo, remotemarks, path, explicit=()):
     ui.debug("checking for updated bookmarks\n")
     localmarks = repo._bookmarks
     (addsrc, adddst, advsrc, advdst, diverge, differ, invalid
@@ -375,6 +375,14 @@ def updatefromremote(ui, repo, remotemar
             localmarks[b] = node
             writer(msg)
         localmarks.write()
+    # update specified bookmarks
+    if explicit:
+        marks = repo._bookmarks
+        for b in explicit:
+            # explicit pull overrides local bookmark if any
+            repo.ui.status(_("importing bookmark %s\n") % b)
+            marks[b] = repo[remotemarks[b]].node()
+        marks.write()
 
 def diff(ui, dst, src):
     ui.status(_("searching for changed bookmarks\n"))
diff --git a/mercurial/exchange.py b/mercurial/exchange.py
--- a/mercurial/exchange.py
+++ b/mercurial/exchange.py
@@ -1014,18 +1014,8 @@ def _pullbookmarks(pullop):
     repo = pullop.repo
     remotebookmarks = pullop.remotebookmarks
     bookmod.updatefromremote(repo.ui, repo, remotebookmarks,
-                             pullop.remote.url())
-    # update specified bookmarks
-    if pullop.explicitbookmarks:
-        marks = repo._bookmarks
-        writer = repo.ui.status
-        if repo.ui.configbool('ui', 'quietbookmarkmove', False):
-            writer = repo.ui.debug
-        for b in pullop.explicitbookmarks:
-            # explicit pull overrides local bookmark if any
-            writer(_("importing bookmark %s\n") % b)
-            marks[b] = repo[remotebookmarks[b]].node()
-        marks.write()
+                             pullop.remote.url(),
+                             explicit=pullop.explicitbookmarks)
 
 def _pullobsolete(pullop):
     """utility function to pull obsolete markers from a remote