1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el
index 2defa76f50d..19cf799a2f8 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el
@@ -2961,8 +2961,8 @@ The list is determined from the variable `gnus-score-file-alist'."
        (expand-file-name suffix gnus-kill-files-directory))
       ((gnus-use-long-file-name 'not-score)
        ;; Append ".SCORE" to newsgroup name.
-       (expand-file-name (concat (gnus-newsgroup-savable-name newsgroup)
-                                 "." suffix)
+       (expand-file-name (let ((name (gnus-newsgroup-savable-name newsgroup)))
+                           (if (string= "" suffix) name (concat name "." suffix)))
                          gnus-kill-files-directory))
       (t
        ;; Place "SCORE" under the hierarchical directory.