1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
index e5e23dfe2d6..43eec9408d4 100644
--- a/lisp/dired.el
+++ b/lisp/dired.el
@@ -620,8 +620,7 @@ If DIRNAME is already in a dired buffer, that buffer is used without refresh."
              (modtime (visited-file-modtime)))
          (or (eq modtime 0)
              (not (eq (car attributes) t))
-             (and (= (car (nth 5 attributes)) (car modtime))
-                  (= (nth 1 (nth 5 attributes)) (cdr modtime)))))))
+             (equal (nth 5 attributes) modtime)))))
 
 (defun dired-buffer-stale-p (&optional noconfirm)
   "Return non-nil if current dired buffer needs updating.