*** files.el	18 Aug 2009 08:51:19 +1000	1.1068
--- files.el	20 Aug 2009 08:03:13 +1000	
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*** 5398,5409 ****
  	  (when (and directory-free-space-program
  		     ;; Avoid failure if the default directory does
  		     ;; not exist (Bug#2631, Bug#3911).
! 		     (let ((default-directory default-directory))
! 		       (setq dir (expand-file-name dir))
! 		       (unless (and (not (file-remote-p default-directory))
! 				    (file-directory-p default-directory)
! 				    (file-readable-p default-directory))
! 			 (setq default-directory "/"))
  		       (eq (call-process directory-free-space-program
  					 nil t nil
  					 directory-free-space-args
--- 5398,5405 ----
  	  (when (and directory-free-space-program
  		     ;; Avoid failure if the default directory does
  		     ;; not exist (Bug#2631, Bug#3911).
! 		     (setq dir (expand-file-name dir))
! 		     (let ((default-directory "/"))
  		       (eq (call-process directory-free-space-program
  					 nil t nil
  					 directory-free-space-args