1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/indent.el b/lisp/indent.el
index f869b175f75..27270fb4110 100644
--- a/lisp/indent.el
+++ b/lisp/indent.el
@@ -59,10 +59,14 @@ Called from a program, takes three arguments, START, END and ARG."
     (goto-char start)
     (or (bolp) (forward-line 1))
     (while (< (point) end)
-      (let ((indent (current-indentation)))
-        (delete-region (point) (progn (skip-chars-forward " \t") (point)))
-        (or (eolp)
-            (indent-to (max 0 (+ indent arg)) 0)))
+      (let ((indent (current-indentation))
+            eol-flag)
+        (save-excursion
+          (skip-chars-forward " \t")
+          (setq eol-flag (eolp)))
+        (or eol-flag
+            (indent-to (max 0 (+ indent arg)) 0))
+        (delete-region (point) (progn (skip-chars-forward " \t") (point))))
       (forward-line 1))
     (move-marker end nil)))