2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 7f858a3f98f..15af42d6fc7 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-04-05  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * subr.el (functionp): Return nil for special forms.
+
 2008-04-05  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * emacs-lisp/autoload.el (autoload-ensure-default-file):
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index a8fcfb67bb4..94ee316f9f4 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -231,17 +231,17 @@ configuration."
        (eq (car object) 'frame-configuration)))
 
 (defun functionp (object)
-  "Non-nil if OBJECT is any kind of function or a special form.
-Also non-nil if OBJECT is a symbol and its function definition is
-\(recursively) a function or special form.  This does not include
-macros."
+  "Non-nil if OBJECT is a function."
   (or (and (symbolp object) (fboundp object)
            (condition-case nil
                (setq object (indirect-function object))
              (error nil))
            (eq (car-safe object) 'autoload)
            (not (car-safe (cdr-safe (cdr-safe (cdr-safe (cdr-safe object)))))))
-      (subrp object) (byte-code-function-p object)
+      (and (subrp object)
+           ;; Filter out special forms.
+           (not (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity object)))))
+      (byte-code-function-p object)
       (eq (car-safe object) 'lambda)))
 
 ;;;; List functions.