diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 8f33e9285..ab7ddedb2 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ possible."
   (if (setq doom-large-file-p
             (and buffer-file-name
                  (not doom-large-file-p)
+                 (file-exists-p buffer-file-name)
                  (> (nth 7 (file-attributes buffer-file-name))
                     (* 1024 1024
                        (assoc-default buffer-file-name doom-large-file-size-alist