diff --git a/imagecache.module b/imagecache.module
index 8f897781cf3b9dfc351beaefe817c04013e387dc..6beb0e521d1a8a34e85343b78c144f6d5a656c44 100644
--- a/imagecache.module
+++ b/imagecache.module
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@ function imagecache_field_formatter($field, $item, $formatter, $node) {
     $item = $field['default_image'];
   }
   // Views does not load the file for us, while CCK display fields does.
-  if (empty($item['filepath'])) {
-    $item = array_merge($item,  field_file_load($item['fid']));
+  if (empty($item['filepath']) && module_exists('filefield')) {
+    $item = array_merge($item, field_file_load($item['fid']));
   }
 
   $parts =  explode('_', $formatter);