diff --git a/shared/config-parser.c b/shared/config-parser.c
index 4542ca61..ff6814ce 100644
--- a/shared/config-parser.c
+++ b/shared/config-parser.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ weston_config_parse(const char *name)
 {
 	FILE *fp;
 	char line[512], *p;
+	struct stat filestat;
 	struct weston_config *config;
 	struct weston_config_section *section = NULL;
 	int i, fd;
@@ -342,6 +343,13 @@ weston_config_parse(const char *name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (fstat(fd, &filestat) < 0 ||
+	    !S_ISREG(filestat.st_mode)) {
+		close(fd);
+		free(config);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	fp = fdopen(fd, "r");
 	if (fp == NULL) {
 		free(config);