3 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/tools/emacs/erlang.el b/lib/tools/emacs/erlang.el
index c395d22356..3ab73dca86 100644
--- a/lib/tools/emacs/erlang.el
+++ b/lib/tools/emacs/erlang.el
@@ -3038,7 +3038,7 @@ This assumes that the preceding expression is either simple
 \(i.e. an atom) or parenthesized."
   (save-excursion
     (or arg (setq arg 1))
-    (forward-sexp (- arg))
+    (ignore-errors (forward-sexp (- arg)))
     (let ((col (current-column)))
       (skip-chars-backward " \t")
       ;; Special hack to handle: (note line break)
diff --git a/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.indented b/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.indented
index 7e61bcc45b..ba173a8cc2 100644
--- a/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.indented
+++ b/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.indented
@@ -731,3 +731,8 @@ commas_first() ->
 	     ] }
 	  ]
     }.
+
+
+%% this used to result in a scan-sexp error
+[{
+ }].
diff --git a/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.orig b/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.orig
index 932758997d..cb3d1f94dc 100644
--- a/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.orig
+++ b/lib/tools/emacs/test.erl.orig
@@ -731,3 +731,8 @@ commas_first() ->
             ] }
 ]
 }.
+
+
+%% this used to result in a scan-sexp error
+[{
+}].