diff --git a/mercurial/patch.py b/mercurial/patch.py
--- a/mercurial/patch.py
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py
@@ -1007,17 +1007,12 @@ def iterhunks(ui, fp, sourcefile=None):
             current_hunk = None
         if ((sourcefile or state == BFILE) and ((not context and x[0] == '@') or
             ((context is not False) and x.startswith('***************')))):
-            try:
-                if context is None and x.startswith('***************'):
-                    context = True
-                gpatch = changed.get(bfile)
-                create = afile == '/dev/null' or gpatch and gpatch.op == 'ADD'
-                remove = bfile == '/dev/null' or gpatch and gpatch.op == 'DELETE'
-                current_hunk = hunk(x, hunknum + 1, lr, context, create, remove)
-            except PatchError, err:
-                ui.debug(err)
-                current_hunk = None
-                continue
+            if context is None and x.startswith('***************'):
+                context = True
+            gpatch = changed.get(bfile)
+            create = afile == '/dev/null' or gpatch and gpatch.op == 'ADD'
+            remove = bfile == '/dev/null' or gpatch and gpatch.op == 'DELETE'
+            current_hunk = hunk(x, hunknum + 1, lr, context, create, remove)
             hunknum += 1
             if emitfile:
                 emitfile = False
diff --git a/tests/test-import.t b/tests/test-import.t
--- a/tests/test-import.t
+++ b/tests/test-import.t
@@ -150,6 +150,25 @@ import of plain diff should be ok with -
   $ rm -r b
 
 
+import of malformed plain diff should fail
+
+  $ hg clone -r0 a b
+  requesting all changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
+  updating to branch default
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg --cwd a diff -r0:1 > tip.patch
+  $ sed 's/1,1/foo/' < tip.patch > broken.patch
+  $ hg --cwd b import -mpatch ../broken.patch
+  applying ../broken.patch
+  abort: bad hunk #1
+  [255]
+  $ rm -r b
+
+
 hg -R repo import
 put the clone in a subdir - having a directory named "a"
 used to hide a bug.