diff --git a/reflog-walk.c b/reflog-walk.c
index caba4f743f2..0cf2f7dbad8 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.c
+++ b/reflog-walk.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ void fake_reflog_parent(struct reflog_walk_info *info, struct commit *commit)
 
 	commit->parents = xcalloc(sizeof(struct commit_list), 1);
 	commit->parents->item = commit_info->commit;
-	commit->object.flags &= ~(ADDED | SEEN | SHOWN);
 }
 
 void get_reflog_selector(struct strbuf *sb,
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index f4b8b383153..890aeaeb6dd 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1896,8 +1896,10 @@ static struct commit *get_revision_1(struct rev_info *revs)
 		revs->commits = entry->next;
 		free(entry);
 
-		if (revs->reflog_info)
+		if (revs->reflog_info) {
 			fake_reflog_parent(revs->reflog_info, commit);
+			commit->object.flags &= ~(ADDED | SEEN | SHOWN);
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * If we haven't done the list limiting, we need to look at
diff --git a/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh b/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..7f519e5ebea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='reflog walk shows repeated commits again'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup commits' '
+	test_tick &&
+	echo content >file && git add file && git commit -m one &&
+	git tag one &&
+	echo content >>file && git add file && git commit -m two &&
+	git tag two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup reflog with alternating commits' '
+	git checkout -b topic &&
+	git reset one &&
+	git reset two &&
+	git reset one &&
+	git reset two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reflog shows all entries' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF
+		topic@{0} two: updating HEAD
+		topic@{1} one: updating HEAD
+		topic@{2} two: updating HEAD
+		topic@{3} one: updating HEAD
+		topic@{4} branch: Created from HEAD
+	EOF
+	git log -g --format="%gd %gs" topic >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_done