diff --git a/tdeio/tdeio/kdirlister.cpp b/tdeio/tdeio/kdirlister.cpp
index 534ec6352..bcebb93ee 100644
--- a/tdeio/tdeio/kdirlister.cpp
+++ b/tdeio/tdeio/kdirlister.cpp
@@ -1946,6 +1946,10 @@ bool KDirLister::openURL( const KURL& _url, bool _keep, bool _reload )
 
   d->changes = NONE;
 
+  if ( !validURL( _url ) ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Some ioslaves like media:/ or home:/ can provide a local url istead of a remote one
   // If a local path is available, monitor that instead of the given remote URL...
   if (!_url.isLocalFile()) {