1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
index d278b10ba0c..3fff4c04038 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (defgroup executable nil
-  "Base functionality for executable interpreter scripts"
+  "Base functionality for executable interpreter scripts."
   :group 'processes)
 
 ;; This used to default to `other', but that doesn't seem to have any
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ executable."
             (and (goto-char (match-beginning 1))
                  ;; If the line ends in a space,
                  ;; don't offer to change it.
-                 (not (= (char-after (1- (match-end 1))) ?\ ))
+                 (not (= (char-after (1- (match-end 1))) ?\s))
                  (not (string= argument
                                (buffer-substring (point) (match-end 1))))
                  (if (or (not executable-query) no-query-flag