diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp
index 7d75e9a503..f59300d03c 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ void Application::set_most_recently_open_file(ByteString new_path)
             path);
     }
 
-    update_recent_file_actions();
+    if (!m_recent_file_actions.is_empty())
+        update_recent_file_actions();
 }
 
 }