--- a/mercurial/merge.py	Sat Apr 17 13:38:42 2010 -0500
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py	Tue Apr 20 11:17:01 2010 +0200
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
             repo.dirstate.normallookup(f)
         elif m == "g": # get
             if branchmerge:
-                repo.dirstate.normaldirty(f)
+                repo.dirstate.otherparent(f)
             else:
                 repo.dirstate.normal(f)
         elif m == "m": # merge
@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@
         stats = applyupdates(repo, action, wc, p2)
 
         if not partial:
+            repo.dirstate.setparents(fp1, fp2)
             recordupdates(repo, action, branchmerge)
-            repo.dirstate.setparents(fp1, fp2)
             if not branchmerge and not fastforward:
                 repo.dirstate.setbranch(p2.branch())
     finally: