diff --git a/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp b/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp
--- a/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp
@@ -31,17 +31,18 @@
 namespace
 {
 /// recursively check if a folder is hidden
-bool isDirHidden(QDir& dir)
+bool isDirHidden(const QDir& dir)
 {
 #ifdef __unix__
     return dir.absolutePath().contains(QLatin1String("/."));
 #else
-    if (QFileInfo(dir.path()).isHidden())
-        return true;
-    else if (dir.cdUp())
-        return isDirHidden(dir);
-    else
-        return false;
+    QDir d = dir;
+    do {
+        if (QFileInfo(d.path()).isHidden())
+            return true;
+    } while (d.cdUp());
+
+    return false;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -191,9 +192,6 @@
         if (!indexHiddenFilesAndFolders() && isDirHidden(dir))
             return false;
 
-        // reset dir, cause isDirHidden modifies the QDir
-        dir = path;
-
         // check the exclude filters for all components of the path
         // after folder
         const QStringList pathComponents = path.mid(folder.count()).split(QLatin1Char('/'), QString::SkipEmptyParts);