diff --git a/development/autotests/useSystemFonts.pl b/development/autotests/useSystemFonts.pl
index 58006b097e..61eee4dd1a 100644
--- a/development/autotests/useSystemFonts.pl
+++ b/development/autotests/useSystemFonts.pl
@@ -252,6 +252,13 @@ sub interpretedCopy($$$$)
 	      $res += $res1;
 	    }
 	  }
+	  else {
+	    if (! -e "$f") {
+	      # Non relative (e.g. with absolute path) file should exist
+	      print "File $f not found\n";
+	      diestack("");
+	    }
+	  }
 	}
 	if ($foundrelative) {
 	  $rF->[$fidx] = join($separator, @{$filelist});