diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 167cd157..5b57d723 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 lm-sensors CHANGES file
 -----------------------
 
+SVN HEAD
+  sensors-detect: Don't choke on systems without PCI
+
 3.3.2 (2012-03-14)
   libsensors: Added support for new sysfs attributes
               Change sysfs detection to survive upcoming kernel changes
diff --git a/prog/detect/sensors-detect b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
index 709f5464..970e26ff 100755
--- a/prog/detect/sensors-detect
+++ b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
@@ -2996,7 +2996,7 @@ sub read_sys_dev_pci
 	my ($dev, @pci_list);
 
 	opendir(local *DEVICES, "$devices")
-		or die "$devices: $!";
+		or return \@pci_list;
 
 	while (defined($dev = readdir(DEVICES))) {
 		my %record;