diff --git a/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py b/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py
index 5abe95b6dd..d8f6239db9 100644
--- a/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py
+++ b/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py
@@ -660,7 +660,8 @@ class Freezer:
         if module != None:
             for symbol in moduleName.split('.')[1:]:
                 module = getattr(module, symbol)
-            return module.__path__
+            if hasattr(module, '__path__'):
+                return module.__path__
 
         # If it didn't work--maybe the module is unimportable because
         # it makes certain assumptions about the builtins, or