diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
index 3f93ad2e6a..c973f6fdbf 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ def resolve_file(fn, d):
             raise IOError("file %s not found in %s" % (fn, bbpath))
         fn = newfn
 
+    if not os.path.isfile(fn):
+        raise IOError("file %s not found" % fn)
+
     logger.debug(2, "LOAD %s", fn)
     return fn
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
index 7d4a5b14a7..7b30c8acb3 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def include(oldfn, fn, lineno, data, error_out):
     from bb.parse import handle
     try:
         ret = handle(fn, data, True)
-    except IOError:
+    except (IOError, OSError):
         if error_out:
             raise ParseError("Could not %(error_out)s file %(fn)s" % vars(), oldfn, lineno)
         logger.debug(2, "CONF file '%s' not found", fn)