diff --git a/lisp/mail/rmail.el b/lisp/mail/rmail.el
index 591ebad2b68..33d71a1d502 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/rmail.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/rmail.el
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ Instead, these commands are available:
       (when rmail-display-summary
 	(rmail-summary))
       (rmail-construct-io-menu))
-    (run-hooks 'rmail-mode-hook)))
+    (run-mode-hooks 'rmail-mode-hook)))
 
 (defun rmail-mode-2 ()
   (kill-all-local-variables)