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diff --git a/Lib/distutils/util.py b/Lib/distutils/util.py
index 5054d0c867..4bc4c98413 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/util.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError
from distutils.dep_util import newer
from distutils.spawn import spawn
from distutils import log
+from distutils.errors import DistutilsByteCompileError
def get_platform ():
"""Return a string that identifies the current platform. This is used
@@ -443,6 +444,9 @@ def byte_compile (py_files,
generated in indirect mode; unless you know what you're doing, leave
it set to None.
"""
+ # nothing is done if sys.dont_write_bytecode is True
+ if sys.dont_write_bytecode:
+ raise DistutilsByteCompileError('byte-compiling is disabled.')
# First, if the caller didn't force us into direct or indirect mode,
# figure out which mode we should be in. We take a conservative