1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el
index 1aec1988ab5..60ed531e63d 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ END) suitable for `syntax-propertize-function'."
                   #'syntax-ppss-flush-cache 99 t))
       (save-excursion
         (with-silent-modifications
-          (with-syntax-table syntax-ppss-table
+          (with-syntax-table (or syntax-ppss-table (syntax-table))
             (make-local-variable 'syntax-propertize--done) ;Just in case!
             (let* ((start (max (min syntax-propertize--done (point-max))
                                (point-min)))