1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/shell.el b/lisp/shell.el
index 98c3b48fc69..6571c0d4d58 100644
--- a/lisp/shell.el
+++ b/lisp/shell.el
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ buffer."
               (cond ((string-equal shell "bash") "~/.bash_history")
                     ((string-equal shell "ksh") "~/.sh_history")
                     (t "~/.history"))))
-    (if (equal comint-input-ring-file-name "/dev/null")
+    (if (equal (file-truename comint-input-ring-file-name) "/dev/null")
         (setq comint-input-ring-file-name nil))
     (setq shell-dirstack-query
           (if (string-match "^k?sh$" shell) "pwd" "dirs")))