diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index c193c3ea229be39472cc1f569632b0adc1a7e5d9..33d092c3c4b4c08fb6f39228e464219df4cb4f1c 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ int setup_revisions(int argc, const char **argv, struct rev_info *revs, const ch
 			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--cherry-pick")) {
 				revs->cherry_pick = 1;
+				revs->limited = 1;
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--objects")) {
diff --git a/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh b/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh
index 3faeae6c01688069220e6dc5b200fbb1d04a05fd..4b8611ce2092f9062aeaeb62ce19a9121d5be537 100755
--- a/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh
+++ b/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh
@@ -40,4 +40,18 @@ test_expect_success '--cherry-pick bar does not come up empty' '
 	! test -z "$(git rev-list --left-right --cherry-pick B...C -- bar)"
 '
 
+test_expect_success '--cherry-pick with independent, but identical branches' '
+	git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/independent &&
+	rm .git/index &&
+	echo Hallo > foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "independent" &&
+	echo Bello > foo &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "independent, too" foo &&
+	test -z "$(git rev-list --left-right --cherry-pick \
+		HEAD...master -- foo)"
+'
+
 test_done