diff --git a/cheevos/cheevos.c b/cheevos/cheevos.c
index 703d9ec3d0..1d41d3d016 100644
--- a/cheevos/cheevos.c
+++ b/cheevos/cheevos.c
@@ -3360,13 +3360,16 @@ found:
    CORO_SUB(FILENAME_MD5)
    {
       char base_noext[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      fill_pathname_base_noext(base_noext, coro->path, sizeof(base_noext));
+      if (!string_is_empty(coro->path))
+      {
+         fill_pathname_base_noext(base_noext, coro->path, sizeof(base_noext));
 
-      MD5_Init(&coro->md5);
-      MD5_Update(&coro->md5, (void*)base_noext, strlen(base_noext));
-      MD5_Final(coro->hash, &coro->md5);
+         MD5_Init(&coro->md5);
+         MD5_Update(&coro->md5, (void*)base_noext, strlen(base_noext));
+         MD5_Final(coro->hash, &coro->md5);
 
-      CORO_GOTO(GET_GAMEID);
+         CORO_GOTO(GET_GAMEID);
+      }
    }
 
       /**************************************************************************