diff --git a/src/gui/gui-hotlist.c b/src/gui/gui-hotlist.c
index 7964dce94..9d661ad57 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-hotlist.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-hotlist.c
@@ -546,20 +546,25 @@ void
 gui_hotlist_resort ()
 {
     struct t_gui_hotlist *new_hotlist, *last_new_hotlist;
-    struct t_gui_hotlist *ptr_hotlist, *ptr_next_hotlist;
+    struct t_gui_hotlist *ptr_hotlist, *ptr_next_hotlist, *ptr_prev_hotlist;
+    int hotlist_changed;
 
     /* sort is not needed if hotlist has less than 2 entries */
     if (!gui_hotlist || !gui_hotlist->next_hotlist)
         return;
 
     /* resort hotlist in new linked list */
+    hotlist_changed = 0;
     new_hotlist = NULL;
     last_new_hotlist = NULL;
     ptr_hotlist = gui_hotlist;
     while (ptr_hotlist)
     {
         ptr_next_hotlist = ptr_hotlist->next_hotlist;
+        ptr_prev_hotlist = ptr_hotlist->prev_hotlist;
         gui_hotlist_add_hotlist (&new_hotlist, &last_new_hotlist, ptr_hotlist);
+        if (ptr_hotlist->prev_hotlist != ptr_prev_hotlist)
+            hotlist_changed = 1;
         ptr_hotlist = ptr_next_hotlist;
     }
 
@@ -567,7 +572,8 @@ gui_hotlist_resort ()
     gui_hotlist = new_hotlist;
     last_gui_hotlist = last_new_hotlist;
 
-    gui_hotlist_changed_signal (NULL);
+    if (hotlist_changed)
+        gui_hotlist_changed_signal (NULL);
 }
 
 /*