diff --git a/builtin/last-modified.c b/builtin/last-modified.c
index e8ee610404..adc7cd8c74 100644
--- a/builtin/last-modified.c
+++ b/builtin/last-modified.c
@@ -360,6 +360,14 @@ static int last_modified_run(struct last_modified *lm)
 
 	prepare_revision_walk(&lm->rev);
 
+	/*
+	 * prepare_revision_walk() clears bloom_filter_settings for pathspecs
+	 * without a Bloom key. Restore it so the per-path check keeps working.
+	 */
+	if (!lm->rev.bloom_filter_settings)
+		lm->rev.bloom_filter_settings =
+			get_bloom_filter_settings(lm->rev.repo);
+
 	max_count = lm->rev.max_count;
 
 	init_active_paths_for_commit(&lm->active_paths);