diff --git a/src/ocaml/typing/typemod.ml b/src/ocaml/typing/typemod.ml
index 7044662350..4aeddd812a 100644
--- a/src/ocaml/typing/typemod.ml
+++ b/src/ocaml/typing/typemod.ml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ let initial_env ~loc ~safe_string ~initially_opened_module
     try
       snd (type_open_ Override env lid.loc lid)
     with
-    | (Typetexp.Error _ | Env.Error _ | Magic_numbers.Cmi.Error _) as exn ->
+    | (Typetexp.Error _ | Env.Error _ | Magic_numbers.Cmi.Error _ | Persistent_env.Error _) as exn ->
       Msupport.raise_error exn;
       env
     | exn ->