diff --git a/doc/fixes35.0 b/doc/fixes35.0
index b52a9c58a..4507ab579 100644
--- a/doc/fixes35.0
+++ b/doc/fixes35.0
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ some variations of attempting to use open or close commands on a drawbridge
 tin contents can now sometimes be accessed on the same turn that the tin
 	starts being opened; when not, the opening feedback is more accurate
 Nth adjustment of feedback when observing a pet eating
+monsters who want the Amulet won't attack temple priests to try to get it
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/wizard.c b/src/wizard.c
index adc199b08..73d184c9b 100644
--- a/src/wizard.c
+++ b/src/wizard.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	SCCS Id: @(#)wizard.c	3.5	2007/04/15	*/
+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)wizard.c	3.5	2007/08/26	*/
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@ target_on(mask, mtmp)
 	    else if((otmp = on_ground(otyp)))
 		return(STRAT(STRAT_GROUND, otmp->ox, otmp->oy, mask));
 	    else if ((mtmp2 = other_mon_has_arti(mtmp, otyp)) != 0 &&
-		    /* avoid targetting the Wizard for the Amulet */
-		    (!mtmp2->iswiz || otyp != AMULET_OF_YENDOR))
+		    /* when seeking the Amulet, avoid targetting the Wizard
+		       or temple priests (to protect Moloch's high priest) */
+		    (otyp != AMULET_OF_YENDOR ||
+			(!mtmp2->iswiz && !inhistemple(mtmp2))))
 		return(STRAT(STRAT_MONSTR, mtmp2->mx, mtmp2->my, mask));
 	}
 	return (unsigned long)STRAT_NONE;