diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 36769bab3b69a9..d376aea3d493b4 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ int cmd_show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	opt.def = "HEAD";
 	opt.tweak = show_setup_revisions_tweak;
 	cmd_log_init(argc, argv, prefix, &rev, &opt, &cfg);
+	if (rev.no_walk)
+		rev.prune = 0;
 
 	if (!rev.no_walk) {
 		ret = cmd_log_walk(&rev);