diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 2c658a4c562..0484057a4fb 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2004-10-29  Katsumi Yamaoka  <yamaoka@jpl.org>
 
+	* gnus-msg.el (gnus-configure-posting-styles): Work with empty
+	signature file.  Suggested by Manoj Srivastava
+	<srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>.
+
 	* mm-util.el (mm-coding-system-priorities): Prefer iso-8859-1 than
 	iso-2022-jp even in the Japanese language environment.  Suggested
 	by Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>.
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
index 7dcef4b813b..886aa80368f 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
@@ -1871,8 +1871,9 @@ this is a reply."
 	      (setq v (with-temp-buffer
 			(insert-file-contents v)
 			(goto-char (point-max))
-			(while (bolp)
-			  (delete-char -1))
+			(skip-chars-backward "\n")
+			(delete-region (+ (point) (if (bolp) 0 1))
+				       (point-max))
 			(buffer-string))))
 	    (setq results (delq (assoc element results) results))
 	    (push (cons element v) results))))