diff --git a/filesharing/advanced/kcm_sambaconf/smbpasswdfile.cpp b/filesharing/advanced/kcm_sambaconf/smbpasswdfile.cpp
index cc6e6a18..cf91918f 100644
--- a/filesharing/advanced/kcm_sambaconf/smbpasswdfile.cpp
+++ b/filesharing/advanced/kcm_sambaconf/smbpasswdfile.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ SambaUserList SmbPasswdFile::getSambaUserList()
 
   SambaUserList list;
 
-  if ( f.open(IO_ReadOnly) )
+  if ( f.exists() && f.open(IO_ReadOnly) )
   {
     TQTextStream t( &f );
     TQString s;