diff --git a/hgext/bookmarks.py b/hgext/bookmarks.py
--- a/hgext/bookmarks.py
+++ b/hgext/bookmarks.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def bookmark(ui, repo, mark=None, rev=No
             marks[mark] = repo.lookup(rev)
         else:
             marks[mark] = repo.changectx('.').node()
-            setcurrent(repo, mark)
+        setcurrent(repo, mark)
         write(repo)
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks-current b/tests/test-bookmarks-current
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks-current
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks-current
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ hg bookmark
 echo % update to tip
 hg update tip
 
+echo % set bookmark Y using -r .
+hg bookmark -r . Y
+
+echo % list bookmarks
+hg bookmark
diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks-current.out b/tests/test-bookmarks-current.out
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks-current.out
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks-current.out
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files
 no bookmarks set
 % update to tip
 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+% set bookmark Y using -r .
+% list bookmarks
+ * Y                         0:719295282060