diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@
         force = opts.get('force')
         if not force:
             vdirs = []
+            match = matchmod.badmatch(match, fail)
             match.explicitdir = vdirs.append
-            match.bad = fail
 
         status = repo.status(match=match)