diff --git a/lisp/net/sieve.el b/lisp/net/sieve.el
index 2046e53697d..d126d84c5de 100644
--- a/lisp/net/sieve.el
+++ b/lisp/net/sieve.el
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ require \"fileinto\";
 	      err)
 	  (setq err (sieve-manage-getscript name newbuf sieve-manage-buffer))
 	  (switch-to-buffer newbuf)
-	  (unless (sieve-manage-ok-p err)
+	  (if (sieve-manage-ok-p err)
+	      (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
 	    (error "Sieve download failed: %s" err)))
       (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "template.siv"))
       (insert sieve-template))