1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index 6fc67ad87bc..2a0735cfe5a 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -965,15 +965,20 @@ which will run faster and probably do exactly what you want."
           (setq nonempty-match
                 (/= (nth 0 real-match-data) (nth 1 real-match-data)))
 
-          ;; If the match is empty, record that the next one can't be adjacent.
+          ;; If the match is empty, record that the next one can't be
+          ;; adjacent.
+
           ;; Otherwise, if matching a regular expression, do the next
           ;; match now, since the replacement for this match may
           ;; affect whether the next match is adjacent to this one.
+          ;; If that match is empty, don't use it.
           (setq match-again
                 (and nonempty-match
                      (or (not regexp-flag)
                          (and (looking-at search-string)
-                              (match-data)))))
+                              (let ((match (match-data)))
+                                (and (/= (nth 0 match) (nth 1 match))
+                                     match))))))
 
           ;; Calculate the replacement string, if necessary.
           (when replacements