diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index 0f083d00..724a832d 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ else
     RB_FILES=
 
     for f in $files; do
+        test -e $f || continue
         case $f in
             *.py)
                 PY_FILES+=" $f"