diff --git a/lisp/org-list.el b/lisp/org-list.el
index bc8c5012b..0e52e9955 100644
--- a/lisp/org-list.el
+++ b/lisp/org-list.el
@@ -2615,11 +2615,12 @@ With optional prefix argument ALL, do this for the whole buffer."
 	      (checked (nth 3 cookie))
 	      (total (nth 4 cookie)))
 	 (goto-char beg)
-	 (insert
-	  (if percent (format "[%d%%]" (floor (* 100.0 checked)
-					      (max 1 total)))
-	    (format "[%d/%d]" checked total)))
-	 (delete-region (point) (+ (point) (- end beg)))
+         (org-fold-core-ignore-modifications
+	   (insert-and-inherit
+	    (if percent (format "[%d%%]" (floor (* 100.0 checked)
+					        (max 1 total)))
+	      (format "[%d/%d]" checked total)))
+	   (delete-region (point) (+ (point) (- end beg))))
 	 (when org-auto-align-tags (org-fix-tags-on-the-fly)))))))
 
 (defun org-get-checkbox-statistics-face ()