diff --git a/src/branch2.cpp b/src/branch2.cpp
index b7475041..dedd8ca0 100644
--- a/src/branch2.cpp
+++ b/src/branch2.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ Branch2::matches_exclude(ghc::filesystem::path const &path_) const
       int rv;
 
       rv = ::fnmatch(pattern.c_str(),path,FNM_EXTMATCH);
+      if(rv == 0)
+        return true;
     }
 
   return false;