diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index 868373f46c2..fe7b10f569a 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -2610,7 +2610,8 @@ package-recompile-all
 are invalid due to changed byte-code, macros or the like."
   (interactive)
   (pcase-dolist (`(_ ,pkg-desc) package-alist)
-    (package-recompile pkg-desc)))
+    (with-demoted-errors "Error while recompiling: %S"
+      (package-recompile pkg-desc))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun package-autoremove ()