diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8eda79b58..ed9c04fc3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-09-12  Zoltan Varga  <vargaz@gmail.com>
+
+	* glib/GType.cs (FindTypeInReferences): Put a try-catch around the assembly
+	loading as failure to load a referenced assembly is not really an error.
+
 2008-09-12  Mike Gorse <mgorse@novell.com>
 
 	* atk/Object.custom, atk/glue/object.c: Support GetIndexInParent.
diff --git a/glib/GType.cs b/glib/GType.cs
index 1d59da477..5a2001c12 100755
--- a/glib/GType.cs
+++ b/glib/GType.cs
@@ -166,13 +166,17 @@ namespace GLib {
 				string asm_dir = Path.GetDirectoryName (asm.Location);
 				foreach (AssemblyName ref_name in asm.GetReferencedAssemblies ()) {
 					Assembly ref_asm;
-					if (File.Exists (Path.Combine (asm_dir, ref_name.Name + ".dll")))
-						ref_asm = Assembly.LoadFrom (Path.Combine (asm_dir, ref_name.Name + ".dll"));
-					else
-						ref_asm = Assembly.Load (ref_name);
-					result = FindTypeInReferences (type_name, ref_asm, visited);
-					if (result != null)
-						break;
+					try {
+						if (File.Exists (Path.Combine (asm_dir, ref_name.Name + ".dll")))
+							ref_asm = Assembly.LoadFrom (Path.Combine (asm_dir, ref_name.Name + ".dll"));
+						else
+							ref_asm = Assembly.Load (ref_name);
+						result = FindTypeInReferences (type_name, ref_asm, visited);
+						if (result != null)
+							break;
+					} catch (Exception) {
+						/* Failure to load a referenced assembly is not an error */
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			return result;