1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
index a337c7d8d97..a981a3cf033 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
@@ -1659,12 +1659,19 @@ If FORM is a lambda or a macro, byte-compile it as a function."
            ;; Skip (interactive) if it is in front (the most usual location).
            (if (eq int (car body))
                (setq body (cdr body)))
-           (cond ((cdr int)
+           (cond ((consp (cdr int))
                   (if (cdr (cdr int))
                       (byte-compile-warn "malformed interactive spec: %s"
                                          (prin1-to-string int)))
-                  (setq int (list 'interactive (byte-compile-top-level
-                                                (nth 1 int))))))))
+                  ;; If the interactive spec is a call to `list',
+                  ;; don't compile it, because `call-interactively'
+                  ;; looks at the args of `list'.
+                  (or (eq (car-safe (nth 1 int)) 'list)
+                      (setq int (list 'interactive
+                                      (byte-compile-top-level (nth 1 int))))))
+                 ((cdr int)
+                  (byte-compile-warn "malformed interactive spec: %s"
+                                     (prin1-to-string int))))))
     (let ((compiled (byte-compile-top-level (cons 'progn body) nil 'lambda)))
       (if (and (eq 'byte-code (car-safe compiled))
                (byte-compile-version-cond