diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8b7a267..b184a03 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -271,16 +271,15 @@ fn get_or_log_dir_entry(
                     eprintln!("{}", err);
                 }
             }
-            // A depth of 0 means the user gave the path explicitly, so we
-            // should always try to search it.
-            if dent.depth() == 0 {
-                return Some(dent);
-            }
             let ft = match dent.file_type() {
                 None => return Some(dent), // entry is stdin
                 Some(ft) => ft,
             };
-            if ft.is_file() {
+            // A depth of 0 means the user gave the path explicitly, so we
+            // should always try to search it.
+            if dent.depth() == 0 && !ft.is_dir() {
+                Some(dent)
+            } else if ft.is_file() {
                 Some(dent)
             } else {
                 None