diff --git a/src/gui/filebrowser.cpp b/src/gui/filebrowser.cpp
index 29abece6c..0c3e5547e 100644
--- a/src/gui/filebrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/filebrowser.cpp
@@ -1172,6 +1172,9 @@ void CFileBrowser::paintItem(unsigned int pos)
 	std::string fileicon;
 	unsigned int currpos = liststart + pos;
 
+	if (currpos >= filelist.size())
+		return;
+
 	actual_file = &filelist[currpos];
 
 	bool i_selected	= currpos == selected;
@@ -1191,9 +1194,6 @@ void CFileBrowser::paintItem(unsigned int pos)
 		frameBuffer->paintBoxRel(x,ypos, width- 15, fheight, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0);
 	frameBuffer->paintBoxRel(x,ypos, width- 15, fheight, bgcolor, i_radius);
 
-	if (currpos >= filelist.size())
-		return;
-
 	if (g_settings.filebrowser_showrights == 0 && S_ISREG(actual_file->Mode))
 		colwidth2 = 0;
 	else