diff --git a/lisp/wdired.el b/lisp/wdired.el
index 9952da71078..5c745cc9aab 100644
--- a/lisp/wdired.el
+++ b/lisp/wdired.el
@@ -470,9 +470,8 @@ non-nil means return old filename."
     (insert wdired--old-content)
     (goto-char wdired--old-point))
   (wdired-change-to-dired-mode)
-  ;; Make sure the display is in synch, and all the variables are set
-  ;; correctly.
-  (dired-revert)
+  ;; Update markers in `dired-subdir-alist'
+  (dired-build-subdir-alist)
   (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
   (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
   (message "Changes aborted"))