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diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index 615631383e7..1d27bf752df 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -1796,9 +1796,14 @@ using `package-compute-transaction'."
(callback (funcall callback))))
(defun package--ensure-init-file ()
- "Ensure that the user's init file calls `package-initialize'."
+ "Ensure that the user's init file has `package-initialize'.
+`package-initialize' doesn't have to be called, as long as it is
+present somewhere in the file, even as a comment. If it is not,
+add a call to it along with some explanatory comments."
;; Don't mess with the init-file from "emacs -Q".
- (when user-init-file
+ (when (and (stringp user-init-file)
+ (file-readable-p user-init-file)
+ (file-writable-p user-init-file))
(let* ((buffer (find-buffer-visiting user-init-file))
(contains-init
(if buffer