diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/csharp/CSharpCompiler.java b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/csharp/CSharpCompiler.java
index a71ba10a..75cc0f1f 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/csharp/CSharpCompiler.java
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/csharp/CSharpCompiler.java
@@ -547,6 +547,14 @@ protected static String[] getSourceFiles( CompilerConfiguration config )
         {
             for ( String sourceLocation : config.getSourceLocations() )
             {
+                if (!new File(sourceLocation).exists())
+                {
+                    if ( config.isDebug() )
+                    {
+                        System.out.println( "Ignoring not found sourceLocation at: " + sourceLocation );
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
                 sources.addAll( getSourceFilesForSourceRoot( config, sourceLocation ) );
             }
         }