diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
index 164490e1d9..6205d07dc9 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ bool FolderMemoryCard::AddFile( MemoryCardFileEntry* const dirEntry, const wxStr
 		// make sure we have enough space on the memcard to hold the data
 		const u32 clusterSize = m_superBlock.data.pages_per_cluster * m_superBlock.data.page_len;
 		const u32 filesize = file.Length();
+		if (!filesize) {
+			Console.Error(L"(MCDF) Empty file. Aborting.");
+			file.Close();
+			return false;
+		}
 		const u32 countClusters = ( filesize % clusterSize ) != 0 ? ( filesize / clusterSize + 1 ) : ( filesize / clusterSize );
 		const u32 newNeededClusters = ( dirEntry->entry.data.length % 2 ) == 0 ? countClusters + 1 : countClusters;
 		if ( newNeededClusters > GetAmountFreeDataClusters() ) {