diff --git a/src/file/filewatch.cpp b/src/file/filewatch.cpp
--- a/src/file/filewatch.cpp
+++ b/src/file/filewatch.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
                                     | KInotify::EventCloseWrite | KInotify::EventCreate
                                     | KInotify::EventAttributeChange | KInotify::EventModify);
 
-        m_dirWatch->addWatch(path, flags, KInotify::WatchFlags());
+        m_dirWatch->addWatch(path, flags, KInotify::FlagOnlyDir);
     }
 }