diff --git a/src/module-cache.coffee b/src/module-cache.coffee
index 6c9209095..b4d51dd51 100644
--- a/src/module-cache.coffee
+++ b/src/module-cache.coffee
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ loadDependencies = (modulePath, rootPath, rootMetadata, moduleCache) ->
     if childMetadata?.version
       try
         mainPath = require.resolve(childPath)
+      catch error
+        mainPath = null
 
       if mainPath
         moduleCache.dependencies.push