1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/w32.c b/src/w32.c
index f17e987f43..c752333c68 100644
--- a/src/w32.c
+++ b/src/w32.c
@@ -5784,7 +5784,10 @@ check_windows_init_file (void)
      it cannot find the Windows installation file.  If this file does
      not exist in the expected place, tell the user.  */
 
-  if (!noninteractive && !inhibit_window_system)
+  if (!noninteractive && !inhibit_window_system
+      /* Vload_path is not yet initialized when we are loading
+	 loadup.el.  */
+      && NILP (Vpurify_flag))
     {
       Lisp_Object objs[2];
       Lisp_Object full_load_path;