diff --git a/scanner.c b/scanner.c
index 565e2e7..67d9617 100644
--- a/scanner.c
+++ b/scanner.c
@@ -594,85 +594,97 @@ sql_failed:
 	return (ret != SQLITE_OK);
 }
 
+static inline int
+filter_hidden(scan_filter *d)
+{
+	return (d->d_name[0] != '.');
+}
+
 static int
 filter_type(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( (*d->d_name != '.') &&
-	         ((d->d_type == DT_DIR) ||
-	          (d->d_type == DT_LNK) ||
-	          (d->d_type == DT_UNKNOWN))
+	return ( (d->d_type == DT_DIR) ||
+	         (d->d_type == DT_LNK) ||
+	         (d->d_type == DT_UNKNOWN)
 	       );
 }
 
 static int
 filter_a(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( filter_type(d) ||
-		 ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
-		  (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
-	           is_playlist(d->d_name))
-	       ) );
+	return ( filter_hidden(d) &&
+	         (filter_type(d) ||
+		  ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
+		   (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
+	            is_playlist(d->d_name))))
+	       );
 }
 
 static int
 filter_av(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( filter_type(d) ||
-		 ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
-		  (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
-		   is_video(d->d_name) ||
-	           is_playlist(d->d_name)))
+	return ( filter_hidden(d) &&
+	         (filter_type(d) ||
+		  ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
+		   (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
+		    is_video(d->d_name) ||
+	            is_playlist(d->d_name))))
 	       );
 }
 
 static int
 filter_ap(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( filter_type(d) ||
-		 ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
-		  (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
-		   is_image(d->d_name) ||
-	           is_playlist(d->d_name)))
+	return ( filter_hidden(d) &&
+	         (filter_type(d) ||
+		  ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
+		   (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
+		    is_image(d->d_name) ||
+	            is_playlist(d->d_name))))
 	       );
 }
 
 static int
 filter_v(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( filter_type(d) ||
-		 (d->d_type == DT_REG &&
-	          is_video(d->d_name))
+	return ( filter_hidden(d) &&
+	         (filter_type(d) ||
+		  (d->d_type == DT_REG &&
+	           is_video(d->d_name)))
 	       );
 }
 
 static int
 filter_vp(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( filter_type(d) ||
-		 ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
-		  (is_video(d->d_name) ||
-	           is_image(d->d_name)))
+	return ( filter_hidden(d) &&
+	         (filter_type(d) ||
+		  ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
+		   (is_video(d->d_name) ||
+	            is_image(d->d_name))))
 	       );
 }
 
 static int
 filter_p(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( filter_type(d) ||
-		 (d->d_type == DT_REG &&
-		  is_image(d->d_name))
+	return ( filter_hidden(d) &&
+	         (filter_type(d) ||
+		  (d->d_type == DT_REG &&
+		   is_image(d->d_name)))
 	       );
 }
 
 static int
 filter_avp(scan_filter *d)
 {
-	return ( filter_type(d) ||
-		 ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
-		  (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
-		   is_image(d->d_name) ||
-		   is_video(d->d_name) ||
-	           is_playlist(d->d_name)))
+	return ( filter_hidden(d) &&
+	         (filter_type(d) ||
+		  ((d->d_type == DT_REG) &&
+		   (is_audio(d->d_name) ||
+		    is_image(d->d_name) ||
+		    is_video(d->d_name) ||
+	            is_playlist(d->d_name))))
 	       );
 }