diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index 1bc0f9099..c6a924ea4 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1156,6 +1156,8 @@ if the repeat command was used after prefix+command, only the command part got
 	repeated
 the change for repeat after prefix+command would result in a crash if repeat
 	was attempted after an unassigned key
+items obtained via wishing while blind were erroneously being marked as 'seen
+	up close' so behaving differently from items picked up off the floor
 
 curses: 'msg_window' option wasn't functional for curses unless the binary
 	also included tty support
diff --git a/src/zap.c b/src/zap.c
index b5a47b61c..26a2317c5 100644
--- a/src/zap.c
+++ b/src/zap.c
@@ -5647,14 +5647,9 @@ makewish(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (otmp != &cg.zeroobj) {
-        /* treat as if seen up close even if hero is blind and hasn't
-           touched it yet */
-        otmp->dknown = 1;
-
-        if (otmp->oartifact)
-            /* update artifact bookkeeping; doesn't produce a livelog event */
-            artifact_origin(otmp, ONAME_WISH | ONAME_KNOW_ARTI);
+    if (otmp->oartifact) {
+        /* update artifact bookkeeping; doesn't produce a livelog event */
+        artifact_origin(otmp, ONAME_WISH | ONAME_KNOW_ARTI);
     }
 
     /* wisharti conduct handled in readobjnam() */