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diff --git a/lisp/forms.el b/lisp/forms.el
index c141188788..c0b48fd3b6 100644
--- a/lisp/forms.el
+++ b/lisp/forms.el
@@ -589,7 +589,14 @@ Commands:                        Equivalent keys in read-only mode:
 	(make-local-variable 'forms--dynamic-text)
 
 	;; Prevent accidental overwrite of the control file and auto-save.
-	(set-visited-file-name nil)
+        ;; We bind change-major-mode-with-file-name to nil to prevent
+        ;; set-visited-file-name from calling set-auto-mode, which
+        ;; might kill all local variables and set forms-file nil,
+        ;; which will then barf in find-file-noselect below.  This can
+        ;; hapen when the user sets the default major mode that is
+        ;; different from the Fundamental mode.
+        (let (change-major-mode-with-file-name)
+          (set-visited-file-name nil))
 
 	;; Prepare this buffer for further processing.
 	(setq buffer-read-only nil)