diff --git a/src/history.c b/src/history.c
index dd25eab69dea5af1d7d5c9284ed706e5b0e0ff9f..dda273c94db16650f966861b9fd9c95f903ef19d 100644
--- a/src/history.c
+++ b/src/history.c
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ void load_history(void)
 	free(line);
     }
 
+    /* After reading them in, set the status of the lists to "unchanged". */
+    history_changed = FALSE;
+
     free(searchhist);
     free(legacyhist);
 }