diff --git a/mercurial/obsolete.py b/mercurial/obsolete.py
index b8a0e8176693ec0845f3d23015dc09f5e1443420_bWVyY3VyaWFsL29ic29sZXRlLnB5..adb3798dce492b25be5c1ee7ec273267467a7531_bWVyY3VyaWFsL29ic29sZXRlLnB5 100644
--- a/mercurial/obsolete.py
+++ b/mercurial/obsolete.py
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@
     def __nonzero__(self):
         return bool(self._all)
 
-    def create(self, transaction, prec, succs=(), flag=0, date=None,
-               metadata=None):
+    def create(self, transaction, prec, succs=(), flag=0, parents=None,
+               date=None, metadata=None):
         """obsolete: add a new obsolete marker
 
         * ensuring it is hashable
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
         if prec in succs:
             raise ValueError(_('in-marker cycle with %s') % node.hex(prec))
         marker = (str(prec), tuple(succs), int(flag), encodemeta(metadata),
-                  date, None)
+                  date, parents)
         return bool(self.add(transaction, [marker]))
 
     def add(self, transaction, markers):