diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el
index 7218c686a2a..0b0a9bbfc1d 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ sure of changing the value of `foo'."
     (setq gnus-info-buffer (current-buffer))
     (gnus-configure-windows 'info)))
 
-(defalias gnus-not-ignore #'always)
+(defalias 'gnus-not-ignore #'always)
 
 (defvar gnus-directory-sep-char-regexp "/"
   "The regexp of directory separator character.