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diff --git a/lisp/ruler-mode.el b/lisp/ruler-mode.el
index b2c48349a05..13895aea2eb 100644
--- a/lisp/ruler-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/ruler-mode.el
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
;;; Commentary:
;; This library provides a minor mode to display a ruler in the header
-;; line. It works only on Emacs 21.
+;; line. It works from Emacs 21 onwards.
;;
;; You can use the mouse to change the `fill-column' `comment-column',
;; `goal-column', `window-margins' and `tab-stop-list' settings:
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ Call `ruler-mode-ruler-function' to compute the ruler value.")
(progn
;; When `ruler-mode' is on save previous header line format
;; and install the ruler header line format.
- (when (local-variable-p 'header-line-format)
+ (when (and (local-variable-p 'header-line-format)
+ (not (local-variable-p 'ruler-mode-header-line-format-old)))
(set (make-local-variable 'ruler-mode-header-line-format-old)
header-line-format))
(setq header-line-format ruler-mode-header-line-format)