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diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 99b2afb2a2c..56631084db2 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-08-23  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
+
+        * dired.el (dired-buffer-stale-p): Do not revert buffer that
+        can be written.
+
 2008-08-23  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * dired-x.el (dired-guess-shell-alist-default): Add .mp3 and .ogg.
diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
index a7388ddc08e..3102a6d2768 100644
--- a/lisp/dired.el
+++ b/lisp/dired.el
@@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ for a remote directory.  This feature is used by Auto Revert Mode."
     (and (stringp dirname)
          (not (when noconfirm (file-remote-p dirname)))
          (file-readable-p dirname)
+         ;; Do not auto-revert when the dired buffer can be currently
+         ;; written by the user as in `wdired-mode'.
+         buffer-read-only
          (dired-directory-changed-p dirname))))
 
 (defun dired-internal-noselect (dir-or-list &optional switches mode)