diff --git a/importlib_metadata/__init__.py b/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
index 437c9ab9..b7c6ff39 100644
--- a/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
@@ -474,7 +474,10 @@ def make_file(name, hash=None, size_str=None):
 
         @pass_none
         def make_files(lines):
-            return list(starmap(make_file, csv.reader(lines)))
+            return list(filter(
+                lambda package_path: package_path.locate().exists(),
+                list(starmap(make_file, csv.reader(lines))),
+            ))
 
         return make_files(
             self._read_files_distinfo() or