diff --git a/file_path.c b/file_path.c
index 0e2c4c1f3c..99628752d5 100644
--- a/file_path.c
+++ b/file_path.c
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir, const char *ext, bool include_
       if (!include_dirs && is_dir)
          continue;
 
+      if (strcmp(name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(name, "..") == 0)
+         continue;
+
       if (!is_dir && ext_list && !string_list_find_elem_prefix(ext_list, ".", file_ext))
          continue;