diff --git a/mercurial/context.py b/mercurial/context.py
--- a/mercurial/context.py
+++ b/mercurial/context.py
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ class basefilectx(object):
         else:
             return self._changectx.filenode(self._path)
 
+    @propertycache
+    def _filerev(self):
+        return self._filelog.rev(self._filenode)
+
 class filectx(basefilectx):
     """A filecontext object makes access to data related to a particular
        filerevision convenient."""
@@ -489,10 +493,6 @@ class filectx(basefilectx):
             return changectx(self._repo.unfiltered(), self._changeid)
 
     @propertycache
-    def _filerev(self):
-        return self._filelog.rev(self._filenode)
-
-    @propertycache
     def _repopath(self):
         return self._path