diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index 6c03d718055..1f6744d3894 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -1522,7 +1522,8 @@ void DockerDevice::iterateWithFind(const FilePath &filePath,
             continue;
         const FilePath fp = FilePath::fromString(entry);
 
-        if (!Utils::anyOf(criticalWildcards,
+        if (!criticalWildcards.isEmpty() &&
+                !Utils::anyOf(criticalWildcards,
                           [name = fp.fileName()](const QString &pattern) {
                           const QRegularExpression regex(QRegularExpression::wildcardToRegularExpression(pattern));
                           if (regex.match(name).hasMatch())