diff --git a/pkg.c b/pkg.c
index 9c45301..b5498e8 100644
--- a/pkg.c
+++ b/pkg.c
@@ -289,11 +289,16 @@ pkg_scan_dir(const char *path, pkg_iteration_func_t func)
 		static char filebuf[PKG_BUFSIZE];
 		pkg_t *pkg;
 		FILE *f;
+		struct stat st;
 
 		strlcpy(filebuf, path, sizeof filebuf);
 		strlcat(filebuf, "/", sizeof filebuf);
 		strlcat(filebuf, dirent->d_name, sizeof filebuf);
 
+		stat(filebuf, &st);
+		if (!(S_ISREG(st.st_mode)))
+			continue;
+
 		f = fopen(filebuf, "r");
 		if (f == NULL)
 			continue;
diff --git a/stdinc.h b/stdinc.h
index cc35e57..f8a7537 100644
--- a/stdinc.h
+++ b/stdinc.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 # define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN