2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1a1c9640424..a7c3cb148ef 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-11-10  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+        * emacs-lisp/package.el (package-read-all-archive-contents): Reset
+        package-archive-contents to nil before re-reading.
+
 2010-11-10  Brandon Craig Rhodes <brandon@rhodesmill.org>
 
         * textmodes/flyspell.el (flyspell-word): Do not re-check words
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index 6d3132c1250..fecddcf16ed 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ Will throw an error if the archive version is too new."
 (defun package-read-all-archive-contents ()
   "Re-read `archive-contents', if it exists.
 If successful, set `package-archive-contents'."
+  (setq package-archive-contents nil)
   (dolist (archive package-archives)
     (package-read-archive-contents (car archive))))