1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
index 6b093480940..7948efc2572 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
@@ -1871,11 +1871,13 @@ this is a reply."
             (when (and filep v)
               (setq v (with-temp-buffer
                         (insert-file-contents v)
-                        (goto-char (point-max))
-                        (skip-chars-backward "\n")
-                        (delete-region (+ (point) (if (bolp) 0 1))
-                                       (point-max))
-                        (buffer-string))))
+                        (buffer-substring
+                         (point-min)
+                         (progn
+                           (goto-char (point-max))
+                           (if (zerop (skip-chars-backward "\n"))
+                               (point)
+                             (1+ (point))))))))
             (setq results (delq (assoc element results) results))
             (push (cons element v) results))))
       ;; Now we have all the styles, so we insert them.