1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 44c449767c3..58e2bd9e4cd 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -1187,8 +1187,9 @@ buffer as BUFFER.  */)
 }
 
 DEFUN ("rename-buffer", Frename_buffer, Srename_buffer, 1, 2,
-       "(list (read-buffer \"Rename buffer (to new name): \" \
-              (current-buffer)) current-prefix-arg)",
+       "(list (read-string \"Rename buffer (to new name): \" \
+              nil 'buffer-name-history (buffer-name (current-buffer))) \
+              current-prefix-arg)",
        doc: /* Change current buffer's name to NEWNAME (a string).
 If second arg UNIQUE is nil or omitted, it is an error if a
 buffer named NEWNAME already exists.