1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index bf1a74799e..76a3c3894b 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -1951,6 +1951,11 @@ static enum path_treatment read_directory_recursive(struct dir_struct *dir,
 							 check_only, stop_at_first_file, pathspec);
 			if (subdir_state > dir_state)
 				dir_state = subdir_state;
+
+			if (!match_pathspec(istate, pathspec, path.buf, path.len,
+					    0 /* prefix */, NULL,
+					    0 /* do NOT special case dirs */))
+				state = path_none;
 		}
 
 		if (check_only) {