diff --git a/lisp/org-capture.el b/lisp/org-capture.el
index 40a7f78f1..252527574 100644
--- a/lisp/org-capture.el
+++ b/lisp/org-capture.el
@@ -1504,8 +1504,11 @@ Of course, if exact position has been required, just put it there."
       (org-with-point-at pos
 	(when org-capture-bookmark
 	  (let ((bookmark (plist-get org-bookmark-names-plist :last-capture)))
-	    (when bookmark (with-demoted-errors "Bookmark set error: %S"
-	                     (bookmark-set bookmark)))))
+	    (when bookmark
+              (condition-case err
+	          (bookmark-set bookmark)
+                (error
+                 (message (format "Bookmark set error: %S" err)))))))
 	(move-marker org-capture-last-stored-marker (point))))))
 
 (defun org-capture-narrow (beg end)
diff --git a/lisp/org-refile.el b/lisp/org-refile.el
index 600953fd6..30480e5da 100644
--- a/lisp/org-refile.el
+++ b/lisp/org-refile.el
@@ -589,16 +589,20 @@ prefix argument (`C-u C-u C-u C-c C-w')."
 	         (let ((bookmark-name (plist-get org-bookmark-names-plist
 					         :last-refile)))
 		   (when bookmark-name
-		     (with-demoted-errors "Bookmark set error: %S"
-		       (bookmark-set bookmark-name))))
+                     (condition-case err
+	                 (bookmark-set bookmark)
+                       (error
+                        (message (format "Bookmark set error: %S" err))))))
 	         ;; If we are refiling for capture, make sure that the
 	         ;; last-capture pointers point here
 	         (when (bound-and-true-p org-capture-is-refiling)
 		   (let ((bookmark-name (plist-get org-bookmark-names-plist
 						   :last-capture-marker)))
 		     (when bookmark-name
-		       (with-demoted-errors "Bookmark set error: %S"
-		         (bookmark-set bookmark-name))))
+                       (condition-case err
+	                   (bookmark-set bookmark)
+                         (error
+                          (message (format "Bookmark set error: %S" err))))))
 		   (move-marker org-capture-last-stored-marker (point)))
                  (deactivate-mark)
 	         (run-hooks 'org-after-refile-insert-hook)))