diff --git a/collector/hwmon_linux.go b/collector/hwmon_linux.go
index 3ad469a6..476eed7b 100644
--- a/collector/hwmon_linux.go
+++ b/collector/hwmon_linux.go
@@ -446,7 +446,10 @@ func (c *hwMonCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 
 	for _, hwDir := range hwmonFiles {
 		hwmonXPathName := filepath.Join(hwmonPathName, hwDir.Name())
-		fileInfo, _ := os.Lstat(hwmonXPathName)
+		fileInfo, err := os.Lstat(hwmonXPathName)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
 
 		if fileInfo.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink > 0 {
 			fileInfo, err = os.Stat(hwmonXPathName)