diff --git a/src/w_wad.c b/src/w_wad.c
index 8f4f46f2..fad3b5a1 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.c
+++ b/src/w_wad.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ boolean W_AddPath(const char *path)
         }
     }
 
-    if (result == W_NONE)
+    if (result == W_NONE || !active_module)
     {
         return false;
     }