diff --git a/library/blivet.py b/library/blivet.py
index f47801f7..8ce12724 100644
--- a/library/blivet.py
+++ b/library/blivet.py
@@ -2186,6 +2186,9 @@ def parse(self):
         if self._entries:
             self.reset()
 
+        if not os.path.exists('/etc/fstab'):
+            return
+
         with open('/etc/fstab') as f:
             for line in f.readlines():
                 if line.lstrip().startswith("#"):