diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index c5e69421eed..acde5bb82b1 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-02-26  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+	* mail/rmailsum.el (rmail-summary-rmail-update):
+	Use rmail-message-unseen-p.
+
 	* progmodes/cc-vars.el (c-style-variables-are-local-p):
 	Mark as safe if boolean.  (Bug#2197)
 
diff --git a/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el b/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el
index 6821c1a3443..6ae14d74320 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ Search, the `unseen' attribute is restored.")
 		    ;; Arrange to do that later, for the new current message,
 		    ;; if it still has `unseen'.
 		    (setq rmail-summary-put-back-unseen
-			  (rmail-message-attr-p msg-num rmail-unseen-attr-index)))
+			  (rmail-message-unseen-p msg-num)))
 		(setq rmail-summary-put-back-unseen nil))
 	      ;; Go to the desired message.
 	      (setq rmail-current-message msg-num)