diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import os
 import copy
 
 from mercurial import hg, commands, util, cmdutil, scmutil, match as match_, \
-        archival, merge, pathutil, revset
+        archival, pathutil, revset
 from mercurial.i18n import _
 from mercurial.node import hex
 from hgext import rebase
@@ -1202,8 +1202,18 @@ def overriderollback(orig, ui, repo, **o
         if before == after:
             return result # no need to restore standins
 
-        merge.update(repo, node='.', branchmerge=False, force=True,
-                     partial=lfutil.isstandin)
+        pctx = repo['.']
+        for f in repo.dirstate:
+            if lfutil.isstandin(f):
+                if repo.dirstate[f] == 'r':
+                    repo.wvfs.unlinkpath(f, ignoremissing=True)
+                elif f in pctx:
+                    fctx = pctx[f]
+                    repo.wwrite(f, fctx.data(), fctx.flags())
+                else:
+                    # content of standin is not so important in 'a',
+                    # 'm' or 'n' (coming from the 2nd parent) cases
+                    lfutil.writestandin(repo, f, '', False)
 
         lfdirstate = lfutil.openlfdirstate(ui, repo)
         orphans = set(lfdirstate)
diff --git a/tests/test-largefiles-update.t b/tests/test-largefiles-update.t
--- a/tests/test-largefiles-update.t
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles-update.t
@@ -103,9 +103,15 @@ Test that "hg rollback" restores status 
 
   $ hg update -C -q
   $ hg remove large1
+  $ test -f .hglf/large1
+  [1]
   $ hg forget large2
+  $ test -f .hglf/large2
+  [1]
   $ echo largeX > largeX
   $ hg add --large largeX
+  $ cat .hglf/largeX
+  
   $ hg commit -m 'will be rollback-ed soon'
   $ echo largeY > largeY
   $ hg add --large largeY
@@ -122,10 +128,16 @@ Test that "hg rollback" restores status 
   working directory now based on revision 3
   $ hg status -A large1
   R large1
+  $ test -f .hglf/large1
+  [1]
   $ hg status -A large2
   R large2
+  $ test -f .hglf/large2
+  [1]
   $ hg status -A largeX
   A largeX
+  $ cat .hglf/largeX
+  
   $ hg status -A largeY
   ? largeY