diff --git a/modules.d/95qeth_rules/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/95qeth_rules/module-setup.sh
index 914a28ce8..884ae072e 100755
--- a/modules.d/95qeth_rules/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95qeth_rules/module-setup.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ check() {
 
     [[ $hostonly ]] && {
         for i in /sys/devices/qeth/*/online; do
+            [ ! -f "$i" ] && continue
             read -r _online < "$i"
             [ "$_online" -eq 1 ] && return 0
         done