diff --git a/dir_list_special.c b/dir_list_special.c
index 15a72988d8..71bd76ed2e 100644
--- a/dir_list_special.c
+++ b/dir_list_special.c
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ struct string_list *dir_list_new_special(const char *input_dir, enum dir_list_ty
          return NULL;
    }
 
-   return dir_list_new(dir, exts, include_dirs, false);
+   return dir_list_new(dir, exts, include_dirs, type == DIR_LIST_CORE_INFO);
 }