diff --git a/builtin/describe.c b/builtin/describe.c
index d7dd8139de..c8b3081a4d 100644
--- a/builtin/describe.c
+++ b/builtin/describe.c
@@ -525,7 +525,8 @@ static void describe_blob(struct object_id oid, struct strbuf *dst)
 		     NULL);
 
 	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &revs, NULL);
-	if (setup_revisions(args.nr, args.v, &revs, NULL) > 1)
+	setup_revisions_from_strvec(&args, &revs, NULL);
+	if (args.nr > 1)
 		BUG("setup_revisions could not handle all args?");
 
 	if (prepare_revision_walk(&revs))
diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index 91a5465afb..4c43ba3bc7 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 			strvec_pushf(&commit_argv, "^%s",
 				     oid_to_hex(&ref->old_oid));
 		repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &revs, setup_git_directory());
-		setup_revisions(commit_argv.nr, commit_argv.v, &revs, NULL);
+		setup_revisions_from_strvec(&commit_argv, &revs, NULL);
 		revs.edge_hint = 0; /* just in case */
 
 		/* Generate a list of objects that need to be pushed */
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index fff3c75570..35c55155f7 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static void collect_changed_submodules(struct repository *r,
 	save_warning = warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
 	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 0;
 	repo_init_revisions(r, &rev, NULL);
-	setup_revisions(argv->nr, argv->v, &rev, &s_r_opt);
+	setup_revisions_from_strvec(argv, &rev, &s_r_opt);
 	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = save_warning;
 	if (prepare_revision_walk(&rev))
 		die(_("revision walk setup failed"));