diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 5212543a..b50c70ce 100755
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -2330,12 +2330,11 @@ def get_request_list(apiurl, project, package, req_who='', req_state=('new',), r
     matches = []
     match = ''
     m = ''
-    if "all" in req_state:
-        req_state=('new', 'accepted', 'declined', 'revoked', 'rejected')
-    for state in req_state:
-        if len(m): m += '%20or%20'
-        m += 'state/@name=\'%s\'' % quote_plus(state)
-    if len(m): match += "(" + m + ")"
+    if not "all" in req_state:
+       for state in req_state:
+           if len(m): m += '%20or%20'
+           m += 'state/@name=\'%s\'' % quote_plus(state)
+       if len(m): match += "(" + m + ")"
     m = ''
     if req_who:
         if len(m): m += '%20and%20'