diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ class queue(object):
                 self.ui.warn(_('patch series already fully applied\n'))
                 return 1
             if not force:
-                self.check_localchanges(repo)
+                self.check_localchanges(repo, refresh=self.applied)
 
             if exact:
                 if move:
diff --git a/tests/test-mq-qpush-exact.t b/tests/test-mq-qpush-exact.t
--- a/tests/test-mq-qpush-exact.t
+++ b/tests/test-mq-qpush-exact.t
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ qpush --exact --force with changes to an
   $ hg update 1 -q
   $ echo c0 >> f0
   $ hg qpush -e
-  abort: local changes found, refresh first
+  abort: local changes found
   [255]
   $ hg qpush -ef
   applying p0
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ qpush --exact --force with changes to an
   $ hg update 1 -q
   $ echo c0 >> f0
   $ hg qpush -e p1
-  abort: local changes found, refresh first
+  abort: local changes found
   [255]
   $ hg qpush -e p1 -f
   applying p0
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ qpush --exact --force with changes to a 
   $ echo cp0-bad >> fp0
   $ hg add fp0
   $ hg qpush -e
-  abort: local changes found, refresh first
+  abort: local changes found
   [255]
   $ hg qpush -ef
   applying p0
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ qpush --exact --force with changes to a 
   $ echo cp1-bad >> fp1
   $ hg add fp1
   $ hg qpush -e p1
-  abort: local changes found, refresh first
+  abort: local changes found
   [255]
   $ hg qpush -e p1 -f
   applying p0
diff --git a/tests/test-mq.t b/tests/test-mq.t
--- a/tests/test-mq.t
+++ b/tests/test-mq.t
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ test qpush with --force, issue1087
 qpush should fail, local changes
 
   $ hg qpush
-  abort: local changes found, refresh first
+  abort: local changes found
   [255]
 
 
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ apply force, should not discard changes 
 qpush should fail, local changes
 
   $ hg qpush
-  abort: local changes found, refresh first
+  abort: local changes found
   [255]