diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 0ad987c596..1bab8f7f57 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1067,6 +1067,10 @@ def try_mirror_url(fetch, origud, ud, ld, check = False):
     # Return of None or a value means we're finished
     # False means try another url
 
+    # Skip fetching it when the local url's path doesn't exist
+    if ud.parm.get('protocol', '') == 'file' and not os.path.exists(ud.path):
+        return False
+
     if ud.lockfile and ud.lockfile != origud.lockfile:
         lf = bb.utils.lockfile(ud.lockfile)