diff --git a/wlauto/instrumentation/misc/__init__.py b/wlauto/instrumentation/misc/__init__.py
index ff580f66..c831d068 100644
--- a/wlauto/instrumentation/misc/__init__.py
+++ b/wlauto/instrumentation/misc/__init__.py
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ class SysfsExtractor(Instrument):
         for paths in self.device_and_host_paths:
             after_dir = paths[self.AFTER_PATH]
             dev_dir = paths[self.DEVICE_PATH].strip('*')  # remove potential trailing '*'
-            if not os.listdir(after_dir) and self.device.listdir(dev_dir):
+            if (not os.listdir(after_dir) and
+                    self.device.file_exists(dev_dir) and
+                    self.device.listdir(dev_dir)):
                 self.logger.error('sysfs files were not pulled from the device.')
                 self.device_and_host_paths.remove(paths)  # Path is removed to skip diffing it
         for _, before_dir, after_dir, diff_dir in self.device_and_host_paths: