diff --git a/src/core/misc.c b/src/core/misc.c
index 4cdcf4de..55f61dda 100644
--- a/src/core/misc.c
+++ b/src/core/misc.c
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ int match_wildcards(const char *cmask, const char *data)
 		if (p1 != NULL) *p1 = p1 == p2 ? '?' : '*';
 	}
 
+	while (*mask == '*') mask++;
+
 	ret = data != NULL && *data == '\0' && *mask == '\0';
 	g_free(newmask);