1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 7e72958d51..eca75e8921 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static void add_pattern_to_hashsets(struct pattern_list *pl, struct path_pattern
 	}
 
 	if (given->patternlen < 2 ||
-	    *given->pattern == '*' ||
+	    *given->pattern != '/' ||
 	    strstr(given->pattern, "**")) {
 		/* Not a cone pattern. */
 		warning(_("unrecognized pattern: '%s'"), given->pattern);