diff --git a/Gui/skin/skin.c b/Gui/skin/skin.c
index 852d3bdab6..b83c0360e4 100644
--- a/Gui/skin/skin.c
+++ b/Gui/skin/skin.c
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ int skinRead( char * dname )
        setname( skinMPlayerDir_obsolete,dname );
        if ( ( skinFile = fopen( fn,"rt" ) ) == NULL )
         {
+         setname( skinMPlayerDir,dname );
          mp_msg( MSGT_GPLAYER,MSGL_STATUS,MSGTR_SKIN_SkinFileNotFound,fn );
          return -1;
         }