1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index 77a82d5590..711399a1fc 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -809,22 +809,19 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
     return 0
 
-def _get_patchset_revs(args, srctree, recipe_path):
+def _get_patchset_revs(srctree, recipe_path, initial_rev=None):
     """Get initial and update rev of a recipe. These are the start point of the
     whole patchset and start point for the patches to be re-generated/updated.
     """
     import bb
 
-    if args.initial_rev:
-        return args.initial_rev, args.initial_rev
-
-    # Parse initial rev from recipe
+    # Parse initial rev from recipe if not specified
     commits = []
-    initial_rev = None
     with open(recipe_path, 'r') as f:
         for line in f:
             if line.startswith('# initial_rev:'):
-                initial_rev = line.split(':')[-1].strip()
+                if not initial_rev:
+                    initial_rev = line.split(':')[-1].strip()
             elif line.startswith('# commit:'):
                 commits.append(line.split(':')[-1].strip())
 
@@ -1123,7 +1120,7 @@ def _update_recipe_patch(args, config, workspace, srctree, rd, config_data):
         raise DevtoolError('unable to find workspace bbappend for recipe %s' %
                            args.recipename)
 
-    initial_rev, update_rev, changed_revs = _get_patchset_revs(args, srctree, append)
+    initial_rev, update_rev, changed_revs = _get_patchset_revs(srctree, append, args.initial_rev)
     if not initial_rev:
         raise DevtoolError('Unable to find initial revision - please specify '
                            'it with --initial-rev')