diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index b7d097db..3a5485f8 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -4676,7 +4676,7 @@ def get_source_file(apiurl, prj, package, filename, targetfilename=None, revisio
     targetfilename = targetfilename or filename
     query = {}
     if meta:
-        query['rev'] = 1
+        query['meta'] = 1
     if revision:
         query['rev'] = revision
     u = makeurl(apiurl, ['source', prj, package, pathname2url(filename.encode(locale.getpreferredencoding(), 'replace'))], query=query)
diff --git a/tests/test_update.py b/tests/test_update.py
index aaffcab6..ef3b7963 100644
--- a/tests/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/test_update.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class TestUpdate(OscTestCase):
         self._check_digests('testUpdateServiceFilesAddDelete_files', '_service:foo', '_service:bar')
 
     @GET('http://localhost/source/osctest/metamode?meta=1&rev=latest', file='testUpdateMetaMode_filesremote')
-    @GET('http://localhost/source/osctest/metamode/_meta?rev=1', file='testUpdateMetaMode__meta')
+    @GET('http://localhost/source/osctest/metamode/_meta?meta=1&rev=1', file='testUpdateMetaMode__meta')
     def testUpdateMetaMode(self):
         """update package with metamode enabled"""
         self._change_to_pkg('metamode')