diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
index 3fd96e555..1d711fb79 100644
--- a/scripts/functions
+++ b/scripts/functions
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ register_xdm() {
 #
 create_package_db() {
 	rm -f $3.tmp
-	for file in $( ls -dr $1/descs/?* ) ; do
+	for file in $( ls $1/descs/ ) ; do
 		pkg="${file##*/}"
 		# only include the package if a binary file is available