diff --git a/libraries/File.class.php b/libraries/File.class.php
index a1dbd3fe2..9417d491d 100644
--- a/libraries/File.class.php
+++ b/libraries/File.class.php
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ 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'];
@@ -875,4 +877,4 @@ class PMA_File
 
     }
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>