1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 0dc0f113c0..0ffb1b3302 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static void add_pattern_to_hashsets(struct pattern_list *pl, struct path_pattern
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (given->patternlen <= 2 ||
+	if (given->patternlen < 2 ||
 	    *given->pattern == '*' ||
 	    strstr(given->pattern, "**")) {
 		/* Not a cone pattern. */