diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 43d28d5d608..73356c32603 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2010-10-24  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+2010-10-24  Ralf Angeli  <angeli@caeruleus.net>
 
 	* emacs-lisp/package.el (package--generate-package-list): Make the
 	*Packages* buffer read-only.
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index f59082153fe..001b8a23f49 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -1474,7 +1474,6 @@ A value of nil means to display all packages.")
   (package-initialize)
   (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
 	info-list name desc hold builtin)
-    (setq buffer-read-only t)
     (erase-buffer)
     ;; List installed packages
     (dolist (elt package-alist)