diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 71e1777ef72706b5143f040f7b599f44741ebd72..424b175f6f848a2dc013c120c8d41f7076d2c4de 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-07-23  Juanma Barranquero  <lekktu@gmail.com>
+
+	* desktop.el (desktop-clear, desktop-list*): Fix previous change.
+
 2013-07-23  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
 
 	* net/tramp.el (tramp-handle-file-notify-add-watch): New defun.
diff --git a/lisp/desktop.el b/lisp/desktop.el
index 36e4981b821a13dec8d43b4fcd3990bfa347e6f6..0cbe38c29e11e6e05d28e55c445291aa6aadb3f2 100644
--- a/lisp/desktop.el
+++ b/lisp/desktop.el
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ Furthermore, it clears the variables listed in `desktop-globals-to-clear'."
                                  "\\)$")))
     (dolist (buffer (buffer-list))
       (let ((bufname (buffer-name buffer)))
-	(unless (or (eq (aref bufname 0) ?s) ;; Don't kill internal buffers
+	(unless (or (eq (aref bufname 0) ?\s) ;; Don't kill internal buffers
 		    (string-match-p preserve-regexp bufname))
 	  (kill-buffer buffer)))))
   (delete-other-windows))