diff --git a/Mac/Tools/IDE/Wapplication.py b/Mac/Tools/IDE/Wapplication.py
index dcad29f62b2..3269d35c3d9 100644
--- a/Mac/Tools/IDE/Wapplication.py
+++ b/Mac/Tools/IDE/Wapplication.py
@@ -261,7 +261,13 @@ def scriptswalk(self, top, menu, done=None):
 		savedir = os.getcwd()
 		os.chdir(top)
 		for name in names:
-			fss, isdir, isalias = macfs.ResolveAliasFile(name)
+			if name == "CVS":
+				continue
+			try:
+				fss, isdir, isalias = macfs.ResolveAliasFile(name)
+			except:
+				# maybe a broken alias
+				continue
 			path = fss.as_pathname()
 			if done.has_key(path):
 				continue