diff --git a/lib/filestorage/local.php b/lib/filestorage/local.php
index e26d3d3ef91820f7e052236575b69b9248e3b423..80aa548047c31dc07afa7cba133f1dedb2db739c 100644
--- a/lib/filestorage/local.php
+++ b/lib/filestorage/local.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class OC_Filestorage_Local extends OC_Filestorage_Common{
 	}
 
 	public function free_space($path) {
-		return disk_free_space($this->datadir.$path);
+		return @disk_free_space($this->datadir.$path);
 	}
 
 	public function search($query) {