(defun ert--special-operator-p (thing)
"Return non-nil if THING is a symbol naming a special operator."
(and (symbolp thing)
- (let ((definition (indirect-function thing t)))
+ (let ((definition (ignore-errors (indirect-function thing))))
(and (subrp definition)
(eql (cdr (subr-arity definition)) 'unevalled)))))