diff --git a/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c b/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c
index 59a6b81d1de..0b333ede04d 100644
--- a/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c
+++ b/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c
@@ -720,7 +720,9 @@ CWD_API int virtual_access(const char *pathname, int mode TSRMLS_DC)
 	int ret;
 	
 	CWD_STATE_COPY(&new_state, &CWDG(cwd));
-	virtual_file_ex(&new_state, pathname, NULL, 1);
+	if (virtual_file_ex(&new_state, pathname, NULL, 1)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 #if defined(TSRM_WIN32)
 	ret = tsrm_win32_access(new_state.cwd, mode);