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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/octave.el b/lisp/progmodes/octave.el
index 8a7e24e5ada..3f7d1856658 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/octave.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/octave.el
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ newline or semicolon after an else or end keyword."
 (defcustom octave-block-offset 2
   "Extra indentation applied to statements in Octave block structures."
   :type 'integer)
+(put 'octave-block-offset 'safe-local-variable 'integerp)
 
 (defvar octave-block-comment-start
   (concat (make-string 2 octave-comment-char) " ")