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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
index d8133cb6b90..281fa3cef72 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
@@ -268,12 +268,16 @@ file modes."
(save-restriction
(widen)
(string= "#!" (buffer-substring (point-min) (+ 2 (point-min)))))
- (let* ((current-mode (file-modes (buffer-file-name)))
- (add-mode (logand ?\111 (default-file-modes))))
- (or (/= (logand ?\111 current-mode) 0)
- (zerop add-mode)
- (set-file-modes (buffer-file-name)
- (logior current-mode add-mode))))))
+ (condition-case nil
+ (let* ((current-mode (file-modes (buffer-file-name)))
+ (add-mode (logand ?\111 (default-file-modes))))
+ (or (/= (logand ?\111 current-mode) 0)
+ (zerop add-mode)
+ (set-file-modes (buffer-file-name)
+ (logior current-mode add-mode))))
+ ;; Eg file-modes can return nil (bug#9879). It should not,
+ ;; in this context, but we should handle it all the same.
+ (error (message "Unable to make file executable")))))
(provide 'executable)