diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php
index 62d3335987ce7..3fafa98051dc2 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Quota.php
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ public function getQuota() {
 	protected function getSize($path, $storage = null) {
 		if ($this->config->getValue('quota_include_external_storage', false)) {
 			$rootInfo = Filesystem::getFileInfo('', 'ext');
-			return $rootInfo->getSize(true);
+			if ($rootInfo) {
+				return $rootInfo->getSize(true);
+			}
+			return \OCP\Files\FileInfo::SPACE_NOT_COMPUTED;
 		} else {
 			if (is_null($storage)) {
 				$cache = $this->getCache();