@@ -975,7 +975,10 @@ options =
975975 (NoArg
976976 (\_ -> do
977977 prg <- getProgName
978− defaultDatadir <- getAppUserDataDirectory "pandoc"
978+ defaultDatadir <- E.catch
979+ (getAppUserDataDirectory "pandoc")
980+ (\e -> let _ = (e :: E.SomeException)
981+ in return "")
979982 UTF8.hPutStrLn stdout (prg ++ " " ++ pandocVersion ++
980983 compileInfo ++ "\nDefault user data directory: " ++
981984 defaultDatadir ++ copyrightMessage)