diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-logic.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-logic.el
index 3fb2ed3c626..c1b559ba6f4 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-logic.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-logic.el
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@
           (goto-char (point-min))
           (prog1
               (funcall search-func match nil t)
-            (widen)))
-        (when handles (mm-destroy-parts handles))))))
+            (widen)
+            (when handles (mm-destroy-parts handles))))))))
 
 (provide 'gnus-logic)