diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 24bba8147f..889df2c755 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -3084,14 +3084,16 @@ static void record_recent_commit(struct commit *commit, void *data)
 static void get_object_list(int ac, const char **av)
 {
 	struct rev_info revs;
+	struct setup_revision_opt s_r_opt = {
+		.allow_exclude_promisor_objects = 1,
+	};
 	char line[1000];
 	int flags = 0;
 	int save_warning;
 
 	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &revs, NULL);
 	save_commit_buffer = 0;
-	revs.allow_exclude_promisor_objects_opt = 1;
-	setup_revisions(ac, av, &revs, NULL);
+	setup_revisions(ac, av, &revs, &s_r_opt);
 
 	/* make sure shallows are read */
 	is_repository_shallow(the_repository);
diff --git a/builtin/prune.c b/builtin/prune.c
index e42653b99c..1ec9ddd751 100644
--- a/builtin/prune.c
+++ b/builtin/prune.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ int cmd_prune(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	save_commit_buffer = 0;
 	read_replace_refs = 0;
 	ref_paranoia = 1;
-	revs.allow_exclude_promisor_objects_opt = 1;
 	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &revs, prefix);
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, prune_usage, 0);
diff --git a/builtin/rev-list.c b/builtin/rev-list.c
index 3a2c0c23b6..14ef659c12 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-list.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-list.c
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct rev_info revs;
 	struct rev_list_info info;
+	struct setup_revision_opt s_r_opt = {
+		.allow_exclude_promisor_objects = 1,
+	};
 	int i;
 	int bisect_list = 0;
 	int bisect_show_vars = 0;
@@ -375,7 +378,6 @@ int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &revs, prefix);
 	revs.abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
-	revs.allow_exclude_promisor_objects_opt = 1;
 	revs.commit_format = CMIT_FMT_UNSPECIFIED;
 	revs.do_not_die_on_missing_tree = 1;
 
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		}
 	}
 
-	argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &revs, NULL);
+	argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &revs, &s_r_opt);
 
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 	info.revs = &revs;
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 13e0519c02..f6b32e6a42 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1791,7 +1791,8 @@ static void add_message_grep(struct rev_info *revs, const char *pattern)
 }
 
 static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **argv,
-			       int *unkc, const char **unkv)
+			       int *unkc, const char **unkv,
+			       const struct setup_revision_opt* opt)
 {
 	const char *arg = argv[0];
 	const char *optarg;
@@ -2151,7 +2152,7 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 		revs->limited = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--ignore-missing")) {
 		revs->ignore_missing = 1;
-	} else if (revs->allow_exclude_promisor_objects_opt &&
+	} else if (opt && opt->allow_exclude_promisor_objects &&
 		   !strcmp(arg, "--exclude-promisor-objects")) {
 		if (fetch_if_missing)
 			BUG("exclude_promisor_objects can only be used when fetch_if_missing is 0");
@@ -2173,7 +2174,7 @@ void parse_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 			const char * const usagestr[])
 {
 	int n = handle_revision_opt(revs, ctx->argc, ctx->argv,
-				    &ctx->cpidx, ctx->out);
+				    &ctx->cpidx, ctx->out, NULL);
 	if (n <= 0) {
 		error("unknown option `%s'", ctx->argv[0]);
 		usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
@@ -2391,7 +2392,8 @@ int setup_revisions(int argc, const char **argv, struct rev_info *revs, struct s
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			opts = handle_revision_opt(revs, argc - i, argv + i, &left, argv);
+			opts = handle_revision_opt(revs, argc - i, argv + i,
+						   &left, argv, opt);
 			if (opts > 0) {
 				i += opts - 1;
 				continue;
diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index 7987bfcd2e..52e5a88ff5 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ struct rev_info {
 			do_not_die_on_missing_tree:1,
 
 			/* for internal use only */
-			allow_exclude_promisor_objects_opt:1,
 			exclude_promisor_objects:1;
 
 	/* Diff flags */
@@ -297,7 +296,8 @@ struct setup_revision_opt {
 	const char *def;
 	void (*tweak)(struct rev_info *, struct setup_revision_opt *);
 	const char *submodule;	/* TODO: drop this and use rev_info->repo */
-	int assume_dashdash;
+	unsigned int	assume_dashdash:1,
+			allow_exclude_promisor_objects:1;
 	unsigned revarg_opt;
 };
 
