diff --git a/src/pkg.c b/src/pkg.c
index ac63d79fc31..7098ba2bb22 100644
--- a/src/pkg.c
+++ b/src/pkg.c
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ syms_of_pkg (void)
 		     doc: /* The keyword package.  For internal use only.  */);
   DEFVAR_LISP_NOPRO ("*package*", Vearmuffs_package,
 		     doc: /* The current package.  */);
-
+  Fmake_variable_buffer_local (Qearmuffs_package);
   DEFVAR_LISP_NOPRO ("package-prefixes", Vpackage_prefixes,
 		     doc: /* */);
   Fmake_variable_buffer_local (Qpackage_prefixes);