diff --git a/doc/fixes35.0 b/doc/fixes35.0
index 4ad731e36..3ac75e94e 100644
--- a/doc/fixes35.0
+++ b/doc/fixes35.0
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ remove 'if (Deaf)' guards preceding You_hear which already checks deafness
 tse a menu to loot multiple containers
 do_look() in post-3.4.3 used glyph prior to setting it in pager.c
 charge for a boulder that fills a pit in shop
+abuse wisdom in keeping with Rider eating message
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/eat.c b/src/eat.c
index 320fa2351..793925fb7 100644
--- a/src/eat.c
+++ b/src/eat.c
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ register int pm;
 			    mons[pm].mname);
 		    killer.format = NO_KILLER_PREFIX;
 		    done(DIED);
+		    /* life-saving needed to reach here */
+		    exercise(A_WIS, FALSE);
 		    /* It so happens that since we know these monsters */
 		    /* cannot appear in tins, context.victual.piece will always */
 		    /* be what we want, which is not generally true. */