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diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-art.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-art.el
index 930b0a0510a..04cb087737f 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-art.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-art.el
@@ -5059,7 +5059,10 @@ and `gnus-mime-delete-part', and not provided at run-time normally."
(list
(read-file-name "Replace MIME part with file: "
(or mm-default-directory default-directory)
- nil nil)))
+ nil t)))
+ (unless (file-regular-p (file-truename file))
+ (error "Can't replace part with %s, which isn't a regular file"
+ file))
(gnus-mime-save-part-and-strip file))
(defun gnus-mime-save-part-and-strip (&optional file)