diff --git a/libretro-common/lists/dir_list.c b/libretro-common/lists/dir_list.c
index 9e9fcd9310..a290ca74af 100644
--- a/libretro-common/lists/dir_list.c
+++ b/libretro-common/lists/dir_list.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int parse_dir_entry(const char *name, char *file_path,
    if (!include_dirs && is_dir)
       return 1;
 
-   if (string_is_equal_fast(name, ".", 1) || string_is_equal_fast(name, "..", 2))
+   if (!strcmp(name, ".") || !strcmp(name, ".."))
       return 1;
 
    if (!is_dir && ext_list &&