diff --git a/libraries/File.class.php b/libraries/File.class.php
index b8ddaaef1..ca1f7a745 100644
--- a/libraries/File.class.php
+++ b/libraries/File.class.php
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ class PMA_File
      */
     function setLocalSelectedFile($name)
     {
+        if (empty($GLOBALS['cfg']['UploadDir'])) return false;
+
         $this->setName(PMA_userDir($GLOBALS['cfg']['UploadDir']) . PMA_securePath($name));
         if (! $this->isReadable()) {
             $this->_error_message = $GLOBALS['strFileCouldNotBeRead'];