diff --git a/libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php b/libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php
index 49c6eafa3c05f..f1d80637ce0dd 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ public static function delete($file)
 		foreach ($files as $file)
 		{
 			$file = JPath::clean($file);
-
+			
+			if (!is_file($file))
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			
 			// Try making the file writable first. If it's read-only, it can't be deleted
 			// on Windows, even if the parent folder is writable
 			@chmod($file, 0777);