diff --git a/core/relinker/io/src/FileReader.cpp b/core/relinker/io/src/FileReader.cpp
index 35763b5df1..4f012529d3 100644
--- a/core/relinker/io/src/FileReader.cpp
+++ b/core/relinker/io/src/FileReader.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ namespace Io {
 std::vector<std::uint8_t> FileReader::ReadPrefix(const std::string& path, const std::size_t size) const {
     if (size > static_cast<std::size_t>(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max()))
         throw Domain::RelinkerException("File prefix is too large: " + path);
-    std::ifstream f(path, std::ios::binary);
+    const auto native = NativePath(path);
+    std::error_code error;
+    if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(native, error))
+        throw Domain::RelinkerException("Cannot open file: " + path);
+    std::ifstream f(native, std::ios::binary);
     if (!f)
         throw Domain::RelinkerException("Cannot open file: " + path);
     std::vector<std::uint8_t> buf(size);