1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index e23b74a1720..4636193e577 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -3164,6 +3164,8 @@ This does code conversion according to the value of\n\
         report_file_error ("Opening input file", Fcons (orig_filename, Qnil));
       st.st_mtime = -1;
       how_much = 0;
+      if (!NILP (Vcoding_system_for_read))
+        current_buffer->buffer_file_coding_system = Vcoding_system_for_read;
       goto notfound;
     }