diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 68ffc4c543..d8c5843741 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #11920 Can't disable backquotes in export
 - issue #11911 Inserts via tbl_change.php in VARBINARY columns does not allow using HEX() and MD5()
 - issue #11939 Correct content type for uploaded error reports
+- issue #11940 Silent errors from checking local documentation
 
 4.5.4.1 (2016-01-29)
 - issue #11892 Error with PMA 4.4.15.3
diff --git a/libraries/Util.class.php b/libraries/Util.class.php
index f19ec12600..75a7dde2e8 100644
--- a/libraries/Util.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Util.class.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class PMA_Util
         if (defined('TESTSUITE')) {
             /* Provide consistent URL for testsuite */
             return PMA_linkURL('http://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/' . $url);
-        } else if (file_exists('doc/html/index.html')) {
+        } else if (@file_exists('doc/html/index.html')) {
             if (defined('PMA_SETUP')) {
                 return '../doc/html/' . $url;
             } else {