diff --git a/src/DirManager.cpp b/src/DirManager.cpp
index 2428905b0..6b866e7a4 100644
--- a/src/DirManager.cpp
+++ b/src/DirManager.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ static void RecursivelyRemove(wxArrayString& filePathArray, int count, int bias,
          // attempting to delete the directory.
          if( bDirsMustBeEmpty ){
             wxDir dir( file );
+            if( !dir.IsOpened() )
+               continue;
             if( dir.HasFiles() )
                continue;
             if( dir.HasSubDirs() )