diff --git a/hgext/record.py b/hgext/record.py
--- a/hgext/record.py
+++ b/hgext/record.py
@@ -603,9 +603,7 @@ def dorecord(ui, repo, commitfunc, cmdsu
             #    patch. Now is the time to delegate the job to
             #    commit/qrefresh or the like!
 
-            # it is important to first chdir to repo root -- we'll call
-            # a highlevel command with list of pathnames relative to
-            # repo root
+            # Make all of the pathnames absolute.
             newfiles = [repo.wjoin(nf) for nf in newfiles]
             commitfunc(ui, repo, *newfiles, **opts)