diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index f0b6d0a3e..bcaafac40 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ int match_pathname(const char *pathname, int pathlen,
 		 * then our prefix match is all we need; we
 		 * do not need to call fnmatch at all.
 		 */
-		if (!patternlen && !namelen)
+		if (!patternlen && (!namelen || *name == '/'))
 			return 1;
 	}