diff --git a/hgext/hgk.py b/hgext/hgk.py
--- a/hgext/hgk.py
+++ b/hgext/hgk.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 # vdiff on hovered and selected revisions.
 
 import os
-from mercurial import commands, util, patch, revlog
+from mercurial import commands, util, patch, revlog, cmdutil
 from mercurial.node import nullid, nullrev, short
 
 def difftree(ui, repo, node1=None, node2=None, *files, **opts):
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ def difftree(ui, repo, node1=None, node2
         assert node2 is not None
         mmap = repo.changectx(node1).manifest()
         mmap2 = repo.changectx(node2).manifest()
-        status = repo.status(node1, node2, files=files)[:5]
+        m = cmdutil.matchfiles(repo, files)
+        status = repo.status(node1, node2, files=m.files(), match=m)[:5]
         modified, added, removed, deleted, unknown = status
 
         empty = short(nullid)
diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -1045,12 +1045,10 @@ class queue:
                 man = repo.manifest.read(changes[0])
                 aaa = aa[:]
                 if opts.get('short'):
-                    filelist = mm + aa + dd
-                    match = dict.fromkeys(filelist).__contains__
+                    match = cmdutil.matchfiles(repo, mm + aa + dd)
                 else:
-                    filelist = None
-                    match = util.always
-                m, a, r, d, u = repo.status(files=filelist, match=match)[:5]
+                    match = cmdutil.matchall(repo)
+                m, a, r, d, u = repo.status(files=match.files(), match=match)[:5]
 
                 # we might end up with files that were added between
                 # tip and the dirstate parent, but then changed in the
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2363,7 +2363,8 @@ def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
             if abs not in names:
                 names[abs] = m.rel(abs), m.exact(abs)
 
-        changes = repo.status(files=files, match=names.has_key)[:4]
+        m = cmdutil.matchfiles(repo, names)
+        changes = repo.status(files=m.files(), match=m)[:4]
         modified, added, removed, deleted = map(dict.fromkeys, changes)
 
         # if f is a rename, also revert the source