1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c
index f4613be28ed..26f26c30240 100644
--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -6694,10 +6694,12 @@ status_notify (struct Lisp_Process *deleting_process,
           p->update_tick = p->tick;
           /* Now output the message suitably.  */
           exec_sentinel (proc, msg);
+          if (BUFFERP (p->buffer))
+            /* In case it uses %s in mode-line-format.  */
+            bset_update_mode_line (XBUFFER (p->buffer));
         }
     } /* end for */
 
-  update_mode_lines = 24;  /* In case buffers use %s in mode-line-format.  */
   return got_some_output;
 }