diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 2e0e7f99e56..48be120982b 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-05-16  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+	* vc/diff-mode.el (diff-fixup-modifs): Remove stray ')' (Bug#8672).
+
 2011-05-15  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
 	* vc/diff-mode.el (diff-fixup-modifs): Locate correct position for
diff --git a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
index 318163f39ca..7db34dfd11b 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ else cover the whole buffer."
 			   (concat "%0" (number-to-string (length old)) "d")
 			   (+ space bang minus -1 (string-to-number old)))))
 		(unless (string= new old) (replace-match new t t nil 2))))))
-	  (setq space 0 plus 0 minus 0 bang 0)))))))
+	  (setq space 0 plus 0 minus 0 bang 0))))))
 
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