diff --git a/nova/objects/build_request.py b/nova/objects/build_request.py
index 38006c50f63b..32c6c99a6eab 100644
--- a/nova/objects/build_request.py
+++ b/nova/objects/build_request.py
@@ -445,7 +445,10 @@ class BuildRequestList(base.ObjectListBase, base.NovaObject):
         if marker:
             for i, build_req in enumerate(sorted_build_reqs):
                 if build_req.instance.uuid == marker:
-                    marker_index = i
+                    # The marker is the last seen item in the last page, so
+                    # we increment the index to the next item immediately
+                    # after the marker so the marker is not returned.
+                    marker_index = i + 1
                     break
             else:
                 raise exception.MarkerNotFound(marker=marker)
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_build_request.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_build_request.py
index e34109cd8931..71e9091fd280 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_build_request.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_build_request.py
@@ -520,11 +520,14 @@ class BuildRequestListTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
             sort_dirs=['asc'])
 
         self.assertIsInstance(req_list, objects.BuildRequestList)
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(req_list))
-        for i, req in enumerate(reqs[1:]):
-            self.assertEqual(req.instance_uuid, req_list[i].instance_uuid)
-            objects.base.obj_equal_prims(req.instance,
-                                         req_list[i].instance)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(req_list))
+        req = req_list[0]
+        expected_req = reqs[2]
+        # The returned build request should be the last one in the reqs list
+        # since the marker is the 2nd item in the list (of 3).
+        self.assertEqual(expected_req.instance_uuid, req.instance_uuid)
+        objects.base.obj_equal_prims(expected_req.instance,
+                                     req.instance)
 
     def test_get_by_filters_marker_not_found(self):
         self._create_req()
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ class BuildRequestListTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
 
         self.assertIsInstance(req_list, objects.BuildRequestList)
         self.assertEqual(2, len(req_list))
-        for i, req in enumerate(reqs[1:3]):
+        for i, req in enumerate(reqs[2:]):
             self.assertEqual(req.instance_uuid, req_list[i].instance_uuid)
             objects.base.obj_equal_prims(req.instance,
                                          req_list[i].instance)
@@ -585,8 +588,8 @@ class BuildRequestListTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
             sort_keys=['id'], sort_dirs=['asc'])
 
         self.assertIsInstance(req_list, objects.BuildRequestList)
-        self.assertEqual(3, len(req_list))
-        for i, req in enumerate(reqs[1:]):
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(req_list))
+        for i, req in enumerate(reqs[2:]):
             self.assertEqual(req.instance_uuid, req_list[i].instance_uuid)
             objects.base.obj_equal_prims(req.instance,
                                          req_list[i].instance)