diff --git a/projects/checksrc.bat b/projects/checksrc.bat
index 0632b2f649..43fea12587 100644
--- a/projects/checksrc.bat
+++ b/projects/checksrc.bat
@@ -62,16 +62,22 @@ rem ***************************************************************************
 
 :start
   rem Check the src directory
-  for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\src\*.c.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\src" -Wtool_hugehelp.c "%%i"
-  for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\src\*.h.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\src" "%%i"
+  if exist %SRC_DIR%\src (
+    for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\src\*.c.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\src" -Wtool_hugehelp.c "%%i"
+    for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\src\*.h.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\src" "%%i"
+  )
 
   rem Check the lib directory
-  for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\*.c.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib" "%%i"
-  for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\*.h.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib" -Wcurl_config.h.cmake "%%i"
+  if exist %SRC_DIR%\lib (
+    for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\*.c.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib" "%%i"
+    for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\*.h.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib" -Wcurl_config.h.cmake "%%i"
+  )
 
   rem Check the vtls directory
-  for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls\*.c.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls" "%%i"
-  for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls\*.h.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls" "%%i"
+  if exist %SRC_DIR%\vtls (
+    for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls\*.c.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls" "%%i"
+    for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls\*.h.*" /b') do @perl "%SRC_DIR%\lib\checksrc.pl" "-D%SRC_DIR%\lib\vtls" "%%i"
+  )
 
   goto success