diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
index 43c6ae54ab5..2ed9cf70485 100644
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -1047,8 +1047,10 @@ void DirectoryCommit(const fs::path &dirname)
 {
 #ifndef WIN32
     FILE* file = fsbridge::fopen(dirname, "r");
-    fsync(fileno(file));
-    fclose(file);
+    if (file) {
+        fsync(fileno(file));
+        fclose(file);
+    }
 #endif
 }