diff --git a/src/addon/validation.cpp b/src/addon/validation.cpp
index 1564f4681da8..c8ce7df7f564 100644
--- a/src/addon/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/addon/validation.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ bool addon_name_legal(const std::string& name)
 
 bool addon_filename_legal(const std::string& name)
 {
-	if(name.empty() || name == "." ||
+	if(name.empty() || name.back() == '.' ||
 	   name.find_first_of("/:\\~ \r\n\v\t") != std::string::npos ||
 	   name.find("..") != std::string::npos) {
 		return false;