diff --git a/plug.vim b/plug.vim
index 30ab8ff..cbe7e58 100644
--- a/plug.vim
+++ b/plug.vim
@@ -356,7 +356,9 @@ function! plug#load(...)
   for name in a:000
     call s:lod([name], ['ftdetect', 'after/ftdetect', 'plugin', 'after/plugin'])
   endfor
-  doautocmd BufRead
+  if exists('#BufRead')
+    doautocmd BufRead
+  endif
   return 1
 endfunction
 
@@ -392,8 +394,12 @@ endfunction
 function! s:lod_ft(pat, names)
   call s:lod(a:names, ['plugin', 'after/plugin'])
   execute 'autocmd! PlugLOD FileType' a:pat
-  doautocmd filetypeplugin FileType
-  doautocmd filetypeindent FileType
+  if exists('#filetypeplugin#FileType')
+    doautocmd filetypeplugin FileType
+  endif
+  if exists('#filetypeindent#FileType')
+    doautocmd filetypeindent FileType
+  endif
 endfunction
 
 function! s:lod_cmd(cmd, bang, l1, l2, args, names)