1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 2de6491040..bcd04b7cbf 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -2117,13 +2117,13 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_path(struct dir_struct *dir,
 				       baselen, excluded, pathspec);
 	case DT_REG:
 	case DT_LNK:
-		if (excluded)
-			return path_excluded;
 		if (pathspec &&
 		    !do_match_pathspec(istate, pathspec, path->buf, path->len,
 				       0 /* prefix */, NULL /* seen */,
 				       0 /* flags */))
 			return path_none;
+		if (excluded)
+			return path_excluded;
 		return path_untracked;
 	}
 }