diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp
index 2da21d76d..ca7cbe5f1 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static int SceIoErrorFromErrno(int error) {
 extern "C" {
 
 int APS5_VABI sceKernelOpen(const char* path, int flags, std::uint16_t mode) {
+    if (path != nullptr && *path == '\0') return SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_ENOENT;
     APS5_LOG_OUT("path=%s flags=0x%X nativeFlags=0x%X mode=0%o", path, flags, MapFlags(flags), mode);
     if (path != nullptr && File::IsRandomDevicePath(path)) {
         if ((flags & SCE_KERNEL_O_ACCMODE) != SCE_KERNEL_O_RDONLY) throw std::runtime_error(std::string(__func__) + ": writing to " + path + " is not implemented");
diff --git a/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp b/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp
index 47b03ed28..b741a61b1 100644
--- a/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ int main() {
     Require(sceKernelOpen(missingName.c_str(), 0x20000, 0) == static_cast<int>(0x80020002u));
     Require(open_nid_postfix("", 0, 0) == -1 && *__error_nid_postfix() == 2);
     Require(_open_nid_postfix("", 0) == -1 && *__error_nid_postfix() == 2);
+    Require(sceKernelOpen("", 0, 0) == static_cast<int>(0x80020002u));
     Require(open_nid_postfix(nullptr, 0, 0) == -1 && *__error_nid_postfix() == 14);
     Require(_open_nid_postfix(nullptr, 0) == -1 && *__error_nid_postfix() == 14);
     Require(rmdir_nid_postfix(rootName.c_str()) == -1 && *__error_nid_postfix() == 66);