diff --git a/hgext/rebase.py b/hgext/rebase.py
index 5c0d5b95b8249796a57ff2ff2db49b46f087624c_aGdleHQvcmViYXNlLnB5..cb4223c65f7912f74806d6f25c3f7c0be5b446d7_aGdleHQvcmViYXNlLnB5 100644
--- a/hgext/rebase.py
+++ b/hgext/rebase.py
@@ -222,8 +222,9 @@
             if revf:
                 rebaseset = scmutil.revrange(repo, revf)
                 if not rebaseset:
-                    raise util.Abort(_('empty "rev" revision set - '
-                                       'nothing to rebase'))
+                    ui.status(_('empty "rev" revision set - '
+                                'nothing to rebase\n'))
+                    return 1
             elif srcf:
                 src = scmutil.revrange(repo, [srcf])
                 if not src:
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t b/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t
index 5c0d5b95b8249796a57ff2ff2db49b46f087624c_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZWJhc2UtcGFyYW1ldGVycy50..cb4223c65f7912f74806d6f25c3f7c0be5b446d7_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZWJhc2UtcGFyYW1ldGVycy50 100644
--- a/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
   [255]
 
   $ hg rebase --rev '1 & !1'
-  abort: empty "rev" revision set - nothing to rebase
-  [255]
+  empty "rev" revision set - nothing to rebase
+  [1]
 
   $ hg rebase --source '1 & !1'
   abort: empty "source" revision set - nothing to rebase