diff --git a/packager/packagelinks.pas b/packager/packagelinks.pas
index 03073e6da0..4fc03149f3 100644
--- a/packager/packagelinks.pas
+++ b/packager/packagelinks.pas
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ end;
 function TLazPackageLink.GetEffectiveFilename: string;
 begin
   Result:=LPKFilename;
-  if not FilenameIsAbsolute(Result) then
+  if (Result<>'') and not FilenameIsAbsolute(Result) then
     Result:=TrimFilename(EnvironmentOptions.GetParsedLazarusDirectory+PathDelim+Result);
 end;