diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/SevenZipFilePart.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/SevenZipFilePart.cs
index fe221b53..2788f41a 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/SevenZipFilePart.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/SevenZipFilePart.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ internal override Stream GetCompressedStream()
     {
         if (!Header.HasStream)
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("File does not have a stream.");
+            return Stream.Null;
         }
         var folderStream = _database.GetFolderStream(_stream, Folder!, _database.PasswordProvider);