diff --git a/src/util-files.ts b/src/util-files.ts
index 72570cfa..51e16e4a 100644
--- a/src/util-files.ts
+++ b/src/util-files.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export async function* dirStream(path: string, { depth=0, onlyFiles=false, onlyF
     async function getItemsToSkip(path: string) {
         if (!IS_WINDOWS) return
         const winPath = path.replace(/\//g, '\\')
-        const out = await runCmd('dir', ['/ah', '/b', depth ? '/s' : '', winPath])
+        const out = await runCmd('dir', ['/ah', '/b', depth ? '/s' : '/c', winPath]) // cannot pass '', so we pass /c as a noop parameter
             .catch(()=>'') // error in case of no matching file
         return out.split('\r\n').slice(0,-1).map(x =>
             !depth ? x : x.slice(winPath.length + 1).replace(/\\/g, '/'))