2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 5c7234059cc..aefa123399d 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-11-11  Per Abrahamsen  <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>
+
+        * cus-edit.el (custom-save-delete): Force emacs-lisp-mode.
+
 2002-11-11  Juanma Barranquero  <lektu@terra.es>
 
         * bindings.el (mode-name): Mark it as risky-local-variable.
diff --git a/lisp/cus-edit.el b/lisp/cus-edit.el
index 366061a7e59..71709cd7234 100644
--- a/lisp/cus-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-edit.el
@@ -3649,7 +3649,7 @@ to the new custom file.  This will preserve your existing customizations."
   "Visit `custom-file' and delete all calls to SYMBOL from it.
 Leave point at the old location of the first such call,
 or (if there were none) at the end of the buffer."
-  (let ((default-major-mode))
+  (let ((default-major-mode 'emacs-lisp-mode))
     (set-buffer (find-file-noselect (custom-file))))
   (goto-char (point-min))
   ;; Skip all whitespace and comments.