diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu.c b/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu.c
index 73233431fd8..b45b57c6be9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu.c
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ void fsmenu_read_file(struct FSMenu* fsmenu, const char *filename)
 			BLI_snprintf(dir, FILE_MAXDIR, "%s/", home);
 			fsmenu_insert_entry(fsmenu, FS_CATEGORY_BOOKMARKS, dir, 1, 0);
 			BLI_snprintf(dir, FILE_MAXDIR, "%s/Desktop/", home);
-			fsmenu_insert_entry(fsmenu, FS_CATEGORY_BOOKMARKS, dir, 1, 0);
+			if (BLI_exists(dir)) {
+				fsmenu_insert_entry(fsmenu, FS_CATEGORY_BOOKMARKS, dir, 1, 0);
+			}
 		}
 
 		{