diff --git a/linux/Battery.c b/linux/Battery.c
index 761b8ad73df96196a5ab1d69436fc1d9b634e883..34a240111ab06c45472b5ff1670811ac1ddf0f45 100644
--- a/linux/Battery.c
+++ b/linux/Battery.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ static unsigned long int parseBatInfo(const char *fileName, const unsigned short
 
       fclose(file);
 
+      if (!line) break;
+
       char *foundNumStr = String_getToken(line, wordNum);
       const unsigned long int foundNum = atoi(foundNumStr);
       free(foundNumStr);