diff --git a/lib/Varien/Io/File.php b/lib/Varien/Io/File.php
index cf3c2a9b5fa..1d7d1081a59 100644
--- a/lib/Varien/Io/File.php
+++ b/lib/Varien/Io/File.php
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ public function rmdir($dir, $recursive = false)
      */
     public static function rmdirRecursive($dir, $recursive = true)
     {
+        $result = true;
         if ($recursive) {
             if (is_dir($dir)) {
                 foreach (scandir($dir) as $item) {
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ public static function rmdirRecursive($dir, $recursive = true)
                     self::rmdirRecursive($dir . "/" . $item, $recursive);
                 }
                 $result = @rmdir($dir);
-            } else {
+            } elseif (file_exists($dir)) {
                 $result = @unlink($dir);
             }
         } else {