diff --git a/commands/wildcard.c b/commands/wildcard.c
index 7f37c84eb..2eec9631d 100644
--- a/commands/wildcard.c
+++ b/commands/wildcard.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ match_files (const char *prefix, const char *suffix, const char *end,
     char *buffer;
 
     /* skip hidden files, . and .. */
-    if (name[0] == '.')
+    if (grub_strcmp(".", name) == 0 || grub_strcmp("..", name) == 0)
       return 0;
 
     grub_dprintf ("expand", "matching: %s in %s\n", name, dir);