diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py b/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
                 # state 'n' doesn't ensure 'clean' in this case
                 lfdirstate.normallookup(lfile)
             else:
-                lfdirstate.normal(lfile)
+                lfdirstate.update_file(lfile, p1_tracked=True, wc_tracked=True)
         elif state == b'm':
             lfdirstate.normallookup(lfile)
         elif state == b'r':