diff --git a/hgext/graphlog.py b/hgext/graphlog.py
--- a/hgext/graphlog.py
+++ b/hgext/graphlog.py
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ def _makelogrevset(repo, pats, opts, rev
             fnopats = (('_ancestors', '_fancestors'),
                        ('_descendants', '_fdescendants'))
             if pats:
-                opts[fpats[followfirst]] = list(pats)
+                # follow() revset inteprets its file argument as a
+                # manifest entry, so use match.files(), not pats.
+                opts[fpats[followfirst]] = list(match.files())
             else:
                 opts[fnopats[followdescendants][followfirst]] = str(startrev)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test-glog.t b/tests/test-glog.t
--- a/tests/test-glog.t
+++ b/tests/test-glog.t
@@ -2026,6 +2026,20 @@ Test subdir
           ('string', 'r:')
           ('string', 'd:relpath'))
         ('string', 'p:.'))))
+  $ testlog ../b
+  []
+  (group
+    (group
+      (func
+        ('symbol', 'filelog')
+        ('string', '../b'))))
+  $ testlog -f ../b
+  []
+  (group
+    (group
+      (func
+        ('symbol', 'follow')
+        ('string', 'b'))))
   $ cd ..
 
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