diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c
index fa4239e85a..227b1911ae 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c
@@ -1101,10 +1101,14 @@ static bool frontend_unix_powerstate_check_acpi_sysfs(
    retro_closedir(entry);
 
    entry = retro_opendir(proc_acpi_sysfs_ac_adapter_path);
-   if (!entry)
-      goto error;
 
-   check_proc_acpi_sysfs_ac_adapter(retro_dirent_get_name(entry), &have_ac);
+   if (entry)
+   {
+      check_proc_acpi_sysfs_ac_adapter(retro_dirent_get_name(entry), &have_ac);
+      retro_closedir(entry);
+   }
+   else
+      have_ac = false;
 
    if (!have_battery)
    {
@@ -1117,8 +1121,6 @@ static bool frontend_unix_powerstate_check_acpi_sysfs(
    else
       *state = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_ON_POWER_SOURCE;
 
-   retro_closedir(entry);
-
    return true;
 
 error: