filename = Fexpand_file_name (filename, Qnil);
- if (! NILP (mustbenew) && mustbenew != Qexcl)
+ if (! NILP (mustbenew) && !EQ (mustbenew, Qexcl))
barf_or_query_if_file_exists (filename, "overwrite", 1, 0, 1);
if (STRINGP (visit))
S_IREAD | S_IWRITE);
#else /* not DOS_NT */
desc = emacs_open (fn, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT
- | (mustbenew == Qexcl ? O_EXCL : 0),
+ | (EQ (mustbenew, Qexcl) ? O_EXCL : 0),
auto_saving ? auto_save_mode_bits : 0666);
#endif /* not DOS_NT */
#endif /* not VMS */