diff --git a/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
index c32dfffd83..03ac06b102 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ python do_qa_patch() {
         oe.qa.handle_error("unimplemented-ptest", "%s: autotools-based tests detected" % d.getVar('PN'), d)
 
     # Last resort, detect a test directory in sources
-    elif any(filename.lower() in ["test", "tests"] for filename in os.listdir(srcdir)):
+    elif os.path.exists(srcdir) and any(filename.lower() in ["test", "tests"] for filename in os.listdir(srcdir)):
         oe.qa.handle_error("unimplemented-ptest", "%s: test subdirectory detected" % d.getVar('PN'), d)
 
     oe.qa.exit_if_errors(d)