diff --git a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
index 6123cd6751c..517004f2732 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ bool UnixDeviceFileAccess::iterateWithFind(
             return true;
 
         const FilePath fp = filePath.withNewPath(fileName);
+        // Do not return the entry for the directory we are searching in.
+        if (fp.path() == filePath.path())
+            return true;
         return std::get<1>(callBack)(fp, fi);
     };