1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index f65df3605b7..30a95df9c4b 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,8 @@ with `delete-process'.")
 
   /* Delete any auto-save file, if we saved it in this session.  */
   if (STRINGP (b->auto_save_file_name)
-      && b->auto_save_modified != 0)
+      && b->auto_save_modified != 0
+      && SAVE_MODIFF < b->auto_save_modified)
     {
       Lisp_Object tem;
       tem = Fsymbol_value (intern ("delete-auto-save-files"));