diff --git a/mercurial/mdiff.py b/mercurial/mdiff.py
--- a/mercurial/mdiff.py
+++ b/mercurial/mdiff.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
         if hunkinrange((b1, (b2 - b1)), rangeb):
             filteredblocks.append(block)
     if lba is None or uba is None or uba < lba:
-        raise error.Abort(_(b'line range exceeds file size'))
+        raise error.InputError(_(b'line range exceeds file size'))
     return filteredblocks, (lba, uba)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test-annotate.t b/tests/test-annotate.t
--- a/tests/test-annotate.t
+++ b/tests/test-annotate.t
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
   [255]
   $ hg log -r 'followlines(baz, 2:40)'
   abort: line range exceeds file size
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg log -r 'followlines(baz, 2:4, startrev=20, descend=[1])'
   hg: parse error at 43: not a prefix: [
   (followlines(baz, 2:4, startrev=20, descend=[1])