diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index dd562cd4eb4..0fb21997226 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2013-04-24  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+	* vc/vc-bzr.el (vc-bzr-print-log):
 	* vc/vc-hg.el (vc-hg-print-log):
 	* vc/vc-svn.el (vc-svn-print-log):
 	Fix START-REVISION with LIMIT != 1.  (Bug#14168)
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el b/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el
index d01fcede4be..06942ad283c 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el
@@ -712,6 +712,15 @@ If LIMIT is non-nil, show no more than this many entries."
 	    (when shortlog '("--line"))
 	    (when start-revision (list (format "-r..%s" start-revision)))
 	    (when limit (list "-l" (format "%s" limit)))
+	    ;; This is to remove --forward, if it has been added by an alias.
+	    ;; There is no sensible way to combine --limit and --forward,
+	    ;; and it breaks the meaning of START-REVISION as the
+	    ;; _newest_ revision.  See bug#14168.
+	    ;; FIXME There may be other alias stuff we want to keep.
+	    ;; Is there a way to just suppress --forward?
+	    ;; As of 2013/4 the only caller uses limit = 1, so it does
+	    ;; not matter much.
+	    (and start-revision limit (> limit 1) '("--no-aliases"))
 	    (if (stringp vc-bzr-log-switches)
 		(list vc-bzr-log-switches)
 	      vc-bzr-log-switches)))))