diff --git a/mercurial/context.py b/mercurial/context.py
--- a/mercurial/context.py
+++ b/mercurial/context.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
     def _fileinfo(self, path):
         if '_manifest' in self.__dict__:
             try:
-                return self._manifest[path], self._manifest.flags(path)
+                return self._manifest.find(path)
             except KeyError:
                 raise error.ManifestLookupError(
                     self._node, path, _(b'not found in manifest')