1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/fns.c b/src/fns.c
index efca68318e4..7a4498ce211 100644
--- a/src/fns.c
+++ b/src/fns.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* Random utility Lisp functions.
-   Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
-     2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997,
+                 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
+                 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
@@ -5190,7 +5191,7 @@ syms_of_fns ()
   DEFVAR_LISP ("features", &Vfeatures,
     doc: /* A list of symbols which are the features of the executing emacs.
 Used by `featurep' and `require', and altered by `provide'.  */);
-  Vfeatures = Qnil;
+  Vfeatures = Fcons (intern ("emacs"), Qnil);
   Qsubfeatures = intern ("subfeatures");
   staticpro (&Qsubfeatures);