diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index 7fda929..56d268b 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ char *do_browser(char *path)
 		break;
 	    }
 
+	    if (access(filelist[selected], X_OK) == -1) {
+		statusline(ALERT, _("Path '%s' is not accessbile"), 
+							filelist[selected]);
+		continue;
+	    }
+
 	    dir = opendir(filelist[selected]);
 
 	    if (dir == NULL) {