2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index c4d54f42cf7..2ff28eeb969 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2012-08-09  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
+        * vc/add-log.el (change-log-mode): Bind comment-start to nil.
+
         * descr-text.el (describe-char): Don't insert extra newlines
         (Bug#10127).
 
diff --git a/lisp/vc/add-log.el b/lisp/vc/add-log.el
index 9401ae07093..d6b94a9179f 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/add-log.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/add-log.el
@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@ Runs `change-log-mode-hook'.
         show-trailing-whitespace t)
   (set (make-local-variable 'fill-forward-paragraph-function)
        'change-log-fill-forward-paragraph)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'comment-start) nil)
   ;; Make sure we call `change-log-indent' when filling.
   (set (make-local-variable 'fill-indent-according-to-mode) t)
   ;; Avoid that filling leaves behind a single "*" on a line.