diff --git a/script/trees b/script/trees
index 98bef371..48e2b6fa 100755
--- a/script/trees
+++ b/script/trees
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ elfcheck()
 {
 	# TODO: very hacky check. do it properly (based on build.list)
 	for elftest in "$dest_dir"/*; do
+		[ -e "$elftest" ] || continue
 		e "$elftest" f && return 1
 	done
 }