diff --git a/etc/rc.d/virecover b/etc/rc.d/virecover
index 4c9a272a1b57..8d61bcdb3d3d 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/virecover
+++ b/etc/rc.d/virecover
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ esac
 
 virecover_start()
 {
+	[ -d /var/tmp/vi.recover ] || return
 	find /var/tmp/vi.recover ! -type f -a ! -type d -delete
 	vibackup=`echo /var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.*`
 	if [ "${vibackup}" != '/var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.*' ]; then