diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Utils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Utils.kt
index 1ae51225d..d50651e42 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Utils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Utils.kt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Utils {
             }
         }
 
-        fun needsStupidWritePermissions(context: Context, path: String) = isPathOnSD(context, path) && isKitkat()
+        fun needsStupidWritePermissions(context: Context, path: String) = isPathOnSD(context, path) && isKitkat() && !context.getSDCardPath().isEmpty()
 
         fun isPathOnSD(context: Context, path: String): Boolean {
             return path.startsWith(context.getSDCardPath())