diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/ErrorHandler/ErrorRenderer/HtmlErrorRenderer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/ErrorHandler/ErrorRenderer/HtmlErrorRenderer.php
index 032f194d2f542..2572a8abd6694 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/ErrorHandler/ErrorRenderer/HtmlErrorRenderer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/ErrorHandler/ErrorRenderer/HtmlErrorRenderer.php
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ private function formatFile(string $file, int $line, ?string $text = null): stri
             $text .= ' at line '.$line;
         }
 
+        if (!file_exists($file)) {
+            return $text;
+        }
+
         $link = $this->fileLinkFormat->format($file, $line);
 
         return sprintf('<a href="%s" title="Click to open this file" class="file_link">%s</a>', $this->escape($link), $text);