2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index fdd8bdabe64..d71087f8302 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 2013-09-03  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
+        * emacs-lisp/package.el (package-activate-1): Don't let a missing
+        <pkg>-autoloads.el file stop us.
+
         * net/tramp.el (with-parsed-tramp-file-name): Silence compiler
-        warnings, and factor our common code.
+        warnings, and factor out common code.
 
 2013-09-03  Dmitry Gutov  <dgutov@yandex.ru>
 
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index d02bcef08c6..7799ee23d62 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ Return the max version (as a string) if the package is held at a lower version."
              (package-desc-full-name pkg-desc)))
     ;; Add to load path, add autoloads, and activate the package.
     (let ((old-lp load-path))
-      (load (expand-file-name (format "%s-autoloads" name) pkg-dir) nil t)
+      (with-demoted-errors
+        (load (expand-file-name (format "%s-autoloads" name) pkg-dir) nil t))
       (when (and (eq old-lp load-path)
                  (not (or (member pkg-dir load-path)
                           (member pkg-dir-dir load-path))))