diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
index 149adf17..e86b57a2 100644
--- a/flist.c
+++ b/flist.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,8 @@ static void send_directory(int f, struct file_list *flist, char *fbuf, int len,
 	assert(flist != NULL);
 
 	if (!(d = opendir(fbuf))) {
+		if (errno == ENOENT)
+			return;
 		io_error |= IOERR_GENERAL;
 		rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno, "opendir %s failed", full_fname(fbuf));
 		return;