1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
index 32b596689de..979f3c5164f 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
@@ -1216,8 +1216,7 @@ already."
                      (not (zerop (buffer-size))))))
              (mode-string (eval gformat)))
         ;; Say whether the dribble buffer has been modified.
-        (setq mode-line-modified
-              (if modified "--**- " "----- "))
+        (setq mode-line-modified (if modified "**" "--"))
         ;; If the line is too long, we chop it off.
         (when (> (length mode-string) max-len)
           (setq mode-string (substring mode-string 0 (- max-len 4))))