diff --git a/src/bin/efreet/efreet_icon_cache_create.c b/src/bin/efreet/efreet_icon_cache_create.c
index 6478df4dbd..44d6097b1b 100644
--- a/src/bin/efreet/efreet_icon_cache_create.c
+++ b/src/bin/efreet/efreet_icon_cache_create.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ cache_scan_path_dir(Efreet_Icon_Theme *theme,
         unsigned int i;
 
         ext = strrchr(scentry->path + scentry->name_start, '.');
+        if (!ext) continue;
         /* icon with known extension */
         name = scentry->path + scentry->name_start;
         *ext = '\0';