diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
index fc90b3500e..1fc302bac8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
@@ -345,8 +345,11 @@ bool IniFile::Load(const std::string& filename, bool keep_current_data)
 	while (!in.eof())
 	{
 		char templine[MAX_BYTES];
-		in.getline(templine, MAX_BYTES);
-		std::string line = templine;
+		std::string line;
+		if (in.getline(templine, MAX_BYTES))
+			line = templine;
+		else
+			return false;
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 		// Check for CRLF eol and convert it to LF