diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp
index 157f789f18..e30cf49587 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ load_module(Directory *volume, const char *name)
 			continue;
 
 		Directory *base = (Directory *)get_node_from(baseFD);
+		if (base == NULL) {
+			close(baseFD);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		while (true) {
 			int fd = open_from(base, moduleName, O_RDONLY);