diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -1086,10 +1086,11 @@
                     if f not in pctx and s not in pctx:
                         self.dirstate.copy(None, f)
 
-    def filectx(self, path, changeid=None, fileid=None):
+    def filectx(self, path, changeid=None, fileid=None, changectx=None):
         """changeid can be a changeset revision, node, or tag.
            fileid can be a file revision or node."""
-        return context.filectx(self, path, changeid, fileid)
+        return context.filectx(self, path, changeid, fileid,
+                               changectx=changectx)
 
     def getcwd(self):
         return self.dirstate.getcwd()
diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
         fcd = self._filectxorabsent(hash, wctx, dfile)
         fco = self._filectxorabsent(onode, octx, ofile)
         # TODO: move this to filectxorabsent
-        fca = self._repo.filectx(afile, fileid=anode, changeid=actx)
+        fca = self._repo.filectx(afile, fileid=anode, changectx=actx)
         # "premerge" x flags
         flo = fco.flags()
         fla = fca.flags()