diff --git a/programs/winemenubuilder/winemenubuilder.c b/programs/winemenubuilder/winemenubuilder.c
index 5d16022..0394d9d 100644
--- a/programs/winemenubuilder/winemenubuilder.c
+++ b/programs/winemenubuilder/winemenubuilder.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,8 @@ static HRESULT open_file_type_icon(LPCWSTR szFileName, IStream **ppStream)
     WCHAR *comma;
     int index = 0;
     HRESULT hr = HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_NOT_FOUND);
+    char *target_unix = NULL;
+    struct stat stat_buffer;

     extension = strrchrW(szFileName, '.');
     if (extension == NULL)
@@ -1040,9 +1042,19 @@ static HRESULT open_file_type_icon(LPCWSTR szFileName, IStream **ppStream)
             goto end;
     }

+    target_unix = wchars_to_unix_chars(target);
+    if (!target_unix)
+    {
+        hr = E_OUTOFMEMORY;
+        goto end;
+    }
+    if (stat(target_unix, &stat_buffer) != 0)
+        goto end;
+
     hr = open_icon(target, index, FALSE, ppStream);

 end:
+    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, target_unix);
     HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, target);
     return hr;
 }