(sh-set-shell): Use standard-syntax-table if none other is specified.

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
index 4cc89af5f1e688e66577cf62fb2681ca91f84833..bc106f82b305b9020f59da229c9f5bdf1cf9fa1a 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
@@ -831,7 +831,8 @@ Calls the value of `sh-set-shell-hook' if set."
        imenu-generic-expression (sh-feature sh-imenu-generic-expression)
        imenu-case-fold-search nil
        shell (sh-feature sh-variables))
-  (set-syntax-table (sh-feature sh-mode-syntax-table))
+  (set-syntax-table (or (sh-feature sh-mode-syntax-table)
+                       (standard-syntax-table)))
   (while shell
     (sh-remember-variable (car shell))
     (setq shell (cdr shell)))