diff --git a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
index 8fc4ee0ac5..3b26f9d4c9 100644
--- a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
+++ b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ void XmlResApp::CompileRes()
 {
     wxArrayString files = PrepareTempFiles();
 
-    wxRemoveFile(parOutput);
+    if ( wxFileExists(parOutput) )
+        wxRemoveFile(parOutput);
 
     if (!retCode)
     {