diff --git a/src/data/stylesheet.cpp b/src/data/stylesheet.cpp
index 4acf27f0..5da65996 100644
--- a/src/data/stylesheet.cpp
+++ b/src/data/stylesheet.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ StyleSheetP StyleSheet::byGameAndName(const Game& game, const String& name) {
       return package_manager.open<StyleSheet>(full_name);
     }
   } catch (PackageNotFoundError& e) {
+    queue_message(MESSAGE_ERROR, _("Missing stylesheet: ") + full_name);
     if (stylesheet_for_reading()) {
       // we already have a stylesheet higher up, so just return a null pointer
       return StyleSheetP();
diff --git a/src/util/io/reader.hpp b/src/util/io/reader.hpp
index c2eda096..f35ebab3 100644
--- a/src/util/io/reader.hpp
+++ b/src/util/io/reader.hpp
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ template <typename T>
 inline void after_reading(intrusive_ptr<T>& x, Version ver) {
   after_reading(*x, ver);
 }
+inline void after_reading(GameP&, Version) {}
+inline void after_reading(StyleSheetP&, Version) {}
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Container types