diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/hg.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/hg.py
index 936d043..9790e1b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/hg.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/hg.py
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ class Hg(FetchMethod):
         else:
             ud.proto = "hg"
 
-        ud.setup_revisions(d)
-
-        if 'rev' in ud.parm:
-            ud.revision = ud.parm['rev']
-        elif not ud.revision:
-            ud.revision = self.latest_revision(ud, d)
-
         # Create paths to mercurial checkouts
         hgsrcname = '%s_%s_%s' % (ud.module.replace('/', '.'), \
                             ud.host, ud.path.replace('/', '.'))
@@ -86,6 +79,14 @@ class Hg(FetchMethod):
         ud.localfile = ud.moddir
         ud.basecmd = d.getVar("FETCHCMD_hg") or "/usr/bin/env hg"
 
+        ud.setup_revisions(d)
+
+        if 'rev' in ud.parm:
+            ud.revision = ud.parm['rev']
+        elif not ud.revision:
+            ud.revision = self.latest_revision(ud, d)
+
+
         ud.write_tarballs = d.getVar("BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS")
 
     def need_update(self, ud, d):