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diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
index bb7dd76d590..f025960c348 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
@@ -2442,7 +2442,9 @@ If FORCE is non-nil, the .newsrc file is read."
(when gnus-newsrc-assoc
(setq gnus-newsrc-alist gnus-newsrc-assoc))))
(dolist (elem gnus-newsrc-alist)
- (setcar elem (mm-string-as-unibyte (car elem))))
+ ;; Protect against broken .newsrc.el files.
+ (when (car elem)
+ (setcar elem (mm-string-as-unibyte (car elem)))))
(gnus-make-hashtable-from-newsrc-alist)
(when (file-newer-than-file-p file ding-file)
;; Old format quick file