2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 0639aa50884..869907f2ae7 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-04-20  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * international/mule-cmds.el (view-hello-file): Don't fiddle with the
+        default enable-multibyte-characters.
+
 2010-04-19  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * international/mule.el: Help the user choose a valid coding-system.
diff --git a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
index a594b837e0b..fb13df54045 100644
--- a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
+++ b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ wrong, use this command again to toggle back to the right mode."
   "Display the HELLO file, which lists many languages and characters."
   (interactive)
   ;; We have to decode the file in any environment.
-  (letf (((default-value 'enable-multibyte-characters) t)
-         (coding-system-for-read 'iso-2022-7bit))
+  (letf ((coding-system-for-read 'iso-2022-7bit))
         (view-file (expand-file-name "HELLO" data-directory))))
 
 (defun universal-coding-system-argument (coding-system)