diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 553c0faa9b..fd34c75e23 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ static int process_parents(struct rev_info *revs, struct commit *commit,
 				mark_parents_uninteresting(p);
 			if (p->object.flags & SEEN)
 				continue;
-			p->object.flags |= SEEN;
+			p->object.flags |= (SEEN | NOT_USER_GIVEN);
 			if (list)
 				commit_list_insert_by_date(p, list);
 			if (queue)
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static int process_parents(struct rev_info *revs, struct commit *commit,
 		}
 		p->object.flags |= left_flag;
 		if (!(p->object.flags & SEEN)) {
-			p->object.flags |= SEEN;
+			p->object.flags |= (SEEN | NOT_USER_GIVEN);
 			if (list)
 				commit_list_insert_by_date(p, list);
 			if (queue)
diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index a24f72dcd1..93aa012f51 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 /*
  * Indicates object was reached by traversal. i.e. not given by user on
  * command-line or stdin.
- * NEEDSWORK: NOT_USER_GIVEN doesn't apply to commits because we only support
- * filtering trees and blobs, but it may be useful to support filtering commits
- * in the future.
  */
 #define NOT_USER_GIVEN	(1u<<25)
 #define TRACK_LINEAR	(1u<<26)