diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index ce49a75cb2..d3f74b1db8 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -1792,6 +1792,7 @@ static FString ParseGameInfo(TArray<FString> &pwads, const char *fn, const char
 	FScanner sc;
 	FString iwad;
 	int pos = 0;
+	bool isDir;
 
 	const char *lastSlash = strrchr (fn, '/');
 
@@ -1825,7 +1826,7 @@ static FString ParseGameInfo(TArray<FString> &pwads, const char *fn, const char
 				{
 					checkpath = sc.String;
 				}
-				if (!FileExists(checkpath))
+				if (!DirEntryExists(checkpath, &isDir))
 				{
 					pos += D_AddFile(pwads, sc.String, true, pos, GameConfig);
 				}