1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/io/ftw.c b/io/ftw.c
index 862774c972..cbd6be707e 100644
--- a/io/ftw.c
+++ b/io/ftw.c
@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ ftw_startup (const char *dir, int is_nftw, void *func, int descriptors,
       return -1;
     }
 
+  if (__access (dir, R_OK) != 0)
+    return -1;
+
   data.maxdir = descriptors < 1 ? 1 : descriptors;
   data.actdir = 0;
   data.dirstreams = (struct dir_data **) alloca (data.maxdir