diff --git a/mercurial/scmutil.py b/mercurial/scmutil.py
--- a/mercurial/scmutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/scmutil.py
@@ -732,9 +732,9 @@ def addremove(repo, pats=[], opts={}, dr
         if repo.ui.verbose or not m.exact(abs):
             rel = m.rel(abs)
             if abs in unknownset:
-                status = _('adding %s\n') % ((pats and rel) or abs)
+                status = _('adding %s\n') % ((m.anypats() and rel) or abs)
             else:
-                status = _('removing %s\n') % ((pats and rel) or abs)
+                status = _('removing %s\n') % ((m.anypats() and rel) or abs)
             repo.ui.status(status)
 
     renames = _findrenames(repo, m, added + unknown, removed + deleted,
diff --git a/tests/test-addremove.t b/tests/test-addremove.t
--- a/tests/test-addremove.t
+++ b/tests/test-addremove.t
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@
   adding foo
   $ cd ..
 
+  $ hg init subdir
+  $ cd subdir
+  $ mkdir dir
+  $ cd dir
+  $ touch a.py
+  $ hg addremove 'glob:*.py'
+  adding a.py
+  $ hg forget a.py
+  $ hg addremove -I 'glob:*.py'
+  adding a.py
+  $ hg forget a.py
+  $ hg addremove
+  adding dir/a.py
+  $ cd ..
+
   $ hg init sim
   $ cd sim
   $ echo a > a