diff --git a/src/filescanner.c b/src/filescanner.c
index b61ca3c1..156e00d4 100644
--- a/src/filescanner.c
+++ b/src/filescanner.c
@@ -744,6 +744,14 @@ process_inotify_file(struct watch_info *wi, char *path, struct inotify_event *ie
 	    {
 	      DPRINTF(E_LOG, L_SCAN, "Could not stat() '%s': %s\n", file, strerror(errno));
 
+	      free(deref);
+	      return;
+	    }
+
+	  if (S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode))
+	    {
+	      process_inotify_dir(wi, deref, ie);
+
 	      free(deref);
 	      return;
 	    }