1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 1045cc9c6f..502617b134 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -1792,9 +1792,12 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_directory(struct dir_struct *dir,
 		nested_repo = is_nonbare_repository_dir(&sb);
 		strbuf_release(&sb);
 	}
-	if (nested_repo)
-		return ((dir->flags & DIR_SKIP_NESTED_GIT) ? path_none :
-			(excluded ? path_excluded : path_untracked));
+	if (nested_repo) {
+		if ((dir->flags & DIR_SKIP_NESTED_GIT) ||
+		    (matches_how == MATCHED_RECURSIVELY_LEADING_PATHSPEC))
+			return path_none;
+		return excluded ? path_excluded : path_untracked;
+	}
 
 	if (!(dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_OTHER_DIRECTORIES)) {
 		if (excluded &&
@@ -2209,13 +2212,13 @@ 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 &&
 		    !match_pathspec(istate, pathspec, path->buf, path->len,
 				    0 /* prefix */, NULL /* seen */,
 				    0 /* is_dir */))
 			return path_none;
+		if (excluded)
+			return path_excluded;
 		return path_untracked;
 	}
 }