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diff --git a/guix/discovery.scm b/guix/discovery.scm
index 6cf8d6d566..292df2bd9c 100644
--- a/guix/discovery.scm
+++ b/guix/discovery.scm
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
(define* (scheme-files directory)
"Return the list of Scheme files found under DIRECTORY, recursively. The
-returned list is sorted in alphabetical order."
+returned list is sorted in alphabetical order. Return the empty list if
+DIRECTORY is not accessible."
(define (entry-type name properties)
(match (assoc-ref properties 'type)
('unknown
@@ -67,7 +68,15 @@ returned list is sorted in alphabetical order."
(else
result))))))
'()
- (scandir* directory)))
+ (catch 'system-error
+ (lambda ()
+ (scandir* directory))
+ (lambda args
+ (let ((errno (system-error-errno args)))
+ (unless (= errno ENOENT)
+ (warning (G_ "cannot access `~a': ~a~%")
+ directory (strerror errno)))
+ '())))))
(define file-name->module-name
(let ((not-slash (char-set-complement (char-set #\/))))