diff --git a/src/dbus_fast/message_bus.py b/src/dbus_fast/message_bus.py
index 73a9d9a9..2e7ae132 100644
--- a/src/dbus_fast/message_bus.py
+++ b/src/dbus_fast/message_bus.py
@@ -673,6 +673,8 @@ def _introspect_export_path(self, path: str) -> intr.Node:
         children = set()
 
         for export_path in self._path_exports:
+            if not export_path.startswith(path):
+                continue
             try:
                 child_path = export_path.split(path, maxsplit=1)[1]
             except IndexError: