diff --git a/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php b/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php
index b95d7f9ee28c..c217c7edde8e 100644
--- a/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php
+++ b/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ protected function getDirFileInfo(string $sourceDir, bool $topLevelOnly = true,
             while (false !== ($file = readdir($fp))) {
                 if (is_dir($sourceDir . $file) && $file[0] !== '.' && $topLevelOnly === false) {
                     $this->getDirFileInfo($sourceDir . $file . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $topLevelOnly, true);
-                } elseif ($file[0] !== '.') {
+                } elseif (! is_dir($sourceDir . $file) && $file[0] !== '.') {
                     $_filedata[$file]                  = $this->getFileInfo($sourceDir . $file);
                     $_filedata[$file]['relative_path'] = $relativePath;
                 }