diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java
index 3ec1e3cc58..4658edf9dd 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ public class ChangeUtil {
           changeToRevert.getDest());
       change.setTopic(changeToRevert.getTopic());
 
-      PatchSet.Id id = nextPatchSetId(git, change.currentPatchSetId());
+      PatchSet.Id id =
+          new PatchSet.Id(change.getId(), Change.INITIAL_PATCH_SET_ID);
       final PatchSet ps = new PatchSet(id);
       ps.setCreatedOn(change.getCreatedOn());
       ps.setUploader(change.getOwner());