diff --git a/src/gui/symbology-ng/qgssvgselectorwidget.cpp b/src/gui/symbology-ng/qgssvgselectorwidget.cpp
index 7f19e41ed30..ba70827477e 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbology-ng/qgssvgselectorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbology-ng/qgssvgselectorwidget.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ void QgsSvgSelectorLoader::loadPath( const QString &path )
       if ( mCanceled )
         return;
 
-      loadPath( svgPath );
+      if ( !svgPath.isEmpty() )
+      {
+        loadPath( svgPath );
+      }
     }
   }
   else