--- lisp/files.el	13 Oct 2007 14:09:56 -0000	1.896.2.28
+++ lisp/files.el	2 Nov 2007 11:02:12 -0000	1.896.2.29
@@ -2764,8 +2764,8 @@
 		;; If caller wants only the safe variables,
 		;; install only them.
 		(dolist (elt result)
-		  (unless (or (memq (car elt) unsafe-vars)
-			      (memq (car elt) risky-vars))
+		  (unless (or (member elt unsafe-vars)
+			      (member elt risky-vars))
 		    (hack-one-local-variable (car elt) (cdr elt))))
 	      ;; Query, except in the case where all are known safe
 	      ;; if the user wants no quuery in that case.