diff --git a/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/Linktype/FileLinktype.php b/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/Linktype/FileLinktype.php
index 1fe75fe46c..d60c4251d9 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/Linktype/FileLinktype.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/Linktype/FileLinktype.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace TYPO3\CMS\Linkvalidator\Linktype;
  */
 
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\Exception\FileDoesNotExistException;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\Exception\FolderDoesNotExistException;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\ResourceFactory;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 
@@ -53,10 +54,11 @@ class FileLinktype extends AbstractLinktype
             $file = $resourceFactory->retrieveFileOrFolderObject($url);
         } catch (FileDoesNotExistException $e) {
             return false;
+        } catch (FolderDoesNotExistException $e) {
+            return false;
         }
         return !$file->isMissing();
     }
-
     /**
      * Generate the localized error message from the error params saved from the parsing
      *