diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-12-01  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
+	* src/files.c (do_insertfile): Mark the buffer as mofified only when
+	actually something was inserted.  This fixes Savannah bug #45409.
+
 2015-11-30  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/text.c (redo_cut, update_undo): When cutting reaches the EOF,
 	and NONEWLINES is set, there is no next line at which to put the
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 4631cd2f06b5b0104963ca4987523626c57d194a..08b86e1681cf38fb25e4e1f8a04a65099b1bfb14 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -1041,6 +1041,7 @@ void do_insertfile(
     char *ans = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
 	/* The last answer the user typed at the statusbar prompt. */
     filestruct *edittop_save = openfile->edittop;
+    ssize_t was_current_lineno = openfile->current->lineno;
     size_t current_x_save = openfile->current_x;
     ssize_t current_y_save = openfile->current_y;
     bool edittop_inside = FALSE;
@@ -1280,8 +1281,10 @@ void do_insertfile(
 		/* Restore the old place we want. */
 		openfile->placewewant = pww_save;
 
-		/* Mark the file as modified. */
-		set_modified();
+		/* Mark the file as modified if it changed. */
+		if (openfile->current->lineno != was_current_lineno ||
+			openfile->current_x != current_x_save)
+		    set_modified();
 
 		/* Update the screen. */
 		edit_refresh();