diff --git a/contrib/bash_completion b/contrib/bash_completion
--- a/contrib/bash_completion
+++ b/contrib/bash_completion
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ complete -o bashdefault -o default -o no
 # shelve
 _hg_shelves()
 {
-    local shelves="$(_hg_cmd unshelve -l .)"
+    local shelves="$(_hg_cmd shelve -ql)"
     local IFS=$'\n'
     COMPREPLY=(${COMPREPLY[@]:-} $(compgen -W '$shelves' -- "$cur"))
 }