diff --git a/mercurial/logcmdutil.py b/mercurial/logcmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/logcmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/logcmdutil.py
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
     for rev, type, ctx, parents in dag:
         char = formatnode(repo, ctx)
         copies = None
-        if getrenamed and ctx.rev():
+        if getrenamed:
             copies = []
             for fn in ctx.files():
                 rename = getrenamed(fn, ctx.rev())
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@
     for rev in revs:
         ctx = repo[rev]
         copies = None
-        if getrenamed is not None and rev:
+        if getrenamed is not None:
             copies = []
             for fn in ctx.files():
                 rename = getrenamed(fn, rev)
diff --git a/tests/test-status.t b/tests/test-status.t
--- a/tests/test-status.t
+++ b/tests/test-status.t
@@ -630,7 +630,6 @@
     b
   R b
   
-BROKEN: as above, 'a' should be marked a copy
   $ hg log -GTstatus -r 'wdir()' -C
   o  changeset:   2147483647:ffffffffffff
   |  parent:      0:8c55c58b4c0e
@@ -638,6 +637,7 @@
      date:        * (glob)
      files:
      M a
+       b
      R b