diff --git a/lisp/autorevert.el b/lisp/autorevert.el
index f0c12d2d97e..18b8161f1db 100644
--- a/lisp/autorevert.el
+++ b/lisp/autorevert.el
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ This is an internal function used by Auto-Revert Mode."
     ;; `preserve-modes' avoids changing the (minor) modes.  But we do
     ;; want to reset the mode for VC, so we do it manually.
     (when (or revert auto-revert-check-vc-info)
-      (vc-find-file-hook))))
+      (vc-refresh-state))))
 
 (defun auto-revert-tail-handler (size)
   (let ((modified (buffer-modified-p))