diff --git a/mercurial/scmutil.py b/mercurial/scmutil.py
--- a/mercurial/scmutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/scmutil.py
@@ -730,11 +730,10 @@ def addremove(repo, pats=[], opts={}, dr
     toprint.update(deleted)
     for abs in sorted(toprint):
         if repo.ui.verbose or not m.exact(abs):
-            rel = m.rel(abs)
             if abs in unknownset:
-                status = _('adding %s\n') % ((m.anypats() and rel) or abs)
+                status = _('adding %s\n') % m.uipath(abs)
             else:
-                status = _('removing %s\n') % ((m.anypats() and rel) or abs)
+                status = _('removing %s\n') % m.uipath(abs)
             repo.ui.status(status)
 
     renames = _findrenames(repo, m, added + unknown, removed + deleted,
diff --git a/tests/test-addremove-similar.t b/tests/test-addremove-similar.t
--- a/tests/test-addremove-similar.t
+++ b/tests/test-addremove-similar.t
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Issue1527: repeated addremove causes uti
 no copies found here (since the target isn't in d
 
   $ hg addremove -s80 d
-  removing d/b
+  removing d/b (glob)
 
 copies here