diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 88fb2566f65..15457e9abff 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-02-07  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>
+
+	* process.c (wait_reading_process_input): Don't do adaptive read
+	buffering if waiting for a specific process.
+
 2004-02-05  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>
 
 	* minibuf.c (Fminibufferp, Fread_from_minibuffer)
diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c
index 52d9bf3fff5..0db0638f85d 100644
--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -4262,7 +4262,7 @@ wait_reading_process_input (time_limit, microsecs, read_kbd, do_display)
 	  else
 	    Available = input_wait_mask;
 	  check_connect = (num_pending_connects > 0);
-	  check_delay = process_output_delay_count;
+ 	  check_delay = wait_channel >= 0 ? 0 : process_output_delay_count;
 	}
 
       /* If frame size has changed or the window is newly mapped,