1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 5956b1c8e6..541f0e1be3 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static void copy_or_link_directory(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dest,
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode)) {
-			if (de->d_name[0] != '.')
+			if (!is_dot_or_dotdot(de->d_name))
 				copy_or_link_directory(src, dest,
 						       src_repo, src_baselen);
 			continue;