1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 2c45a8b1078..a384e7136e8 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -7153,10 +7153,11 @@ normally equivalent short `-D' option is just passed on to
                 (goto-char beg)
                 ;; First find the line to put it on.
                 (when (re-search-forward "^ *\\(total\\)" nil t)
+                  ;; Replace "total" with "total used in directory" to
+                  ;; avoid confusion.
+                  (replace-match "total used in directory" nil nil nil 1)
                   (let ((available (get-free-disk-space ".")))
                     (when available
-                      ;; Replace "total" with "used", to avoid confusion.
-                      (replace-match "total used in directory" nil nil nil 1)
                       (end-of-line)
                       (insert " available " available))))))))))