2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index ee551879577..ab351f2a69c 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2012-12-07  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
+        * subr.el (text-clone-maintain): Fix clone overlay deletion when a
+        syntax is specified (Bug#13025).
+
         * info.el (Info-set-mode-line): Remove the file extension from
         Info-current-file if there is one (Bug#13016).
 
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index edc2927d673..e08277370a9 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -3847,7 +3847,7 @@ This is used on the `modification-hooks' property of text clones."
                 (if (not (re-search-forward
                           (overlay-get ol1 'text-clone-syntax) cend t))
                     ;; Mark the overlay for deletion.
-                    (overlay-put ol1 'text-clones nil)
+                    (setq end cbeg)
                   (when (< (match-end 0) cend)
                     ;; Shrink the clone at its end.
                     (setq end (min end (match-end 0)))