1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/international/mule.el b/lisp/international/mule.el
index 2de253aa92d..d6ea0b46197 100644
--- a/lisp/international/mule.el
+++ b/lisp/international/mule.el
@@ -962,8 +962,9 @@ Return nil if there's no need of setting new buffer-file-coding-system."
 
         (setq found-eol (coding-system-eol-type coding))
         (if (null (numberp found-eol))
-            ;; But eol-type is not found.
-            (setq found-eol nil))
+            ;; But eol-type is not found.
+            ;; If EOL conversions are inhibited, force unix eol-type.
+            (setq found-eol (if inhibit-eol-conversion 0)))
         (if (eq (coding-system-type coding) t)
             (setq found-coding 'undecided)
           (setq found-coding (coding-system-base coding)))