diff --git a/plugins/Sf2Player/Sf2Player.cpp b/plugins/Sf2Player/Sf2Player.cpp
index 57311c2f720..1eb75627800 100644
--- a/plugins/Sf2Player/Sf2Player.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Sf2Player/Sf2Player.cpp
@@ -265,10 +265,14 @@ void Sf2Instrument::saveSettings( QDomDocument & _doc, QDomElement & _this )
 
 void Sf2Instrument::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 {
-	openFile( _this.attribute( "src" ), false );
-	m_patchNum.loadSettings( _this, "patch" );
-	m_bankNum.loadSettings( _this, "bank" );
-
+	QString src = _this.attribute("src");
+	if (!src.isEmpty())
+	{
+		openFile(src, false);
+		m_patchNum.loadSettings(_this, "patch");
+		m_bankNum.loadSettings(_this, "bank");
+	}
+	
 	m_gain.loadSettings( _this, "gain" );
 
 	m_reverbOn.loadSettings( _this, "reverbOn" );