diff --git a/src/detection/battery/battery_linux.c b/src/detection/battery/battery_linux.c
index 6fe799eb0..756dd9c8a 100644
--- a/src/detection/battery/battery_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/battery/battery_linux.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ const char* ffDetectBatteryImpl(FFinstance* instance, FFlist* results) {
     struct dirent* entry;
     while((entry = readdir(dirp)) != NULL)
     {
+        if(strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0)
+            continue;
+
         ffStrbufAppendS(&baseDir, entry->d_name);
         parseBattery(&baseDir, results);
         ffStrbufSubstrBefore(&baseDir, baseDirLength);
diff --git a/src/detection/displayserver/linux/displayserver_linux.c b/src/detection/displayserver/linux/displayserver_linux.c
index f2e0910b1..d64128a39 100644
--- a/src/detection/displayserver/linux/displayserver_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/displayserver/linux/displayserver_linux.c
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ static void parseDRM(FFDisplayServerResult* result)
     struct dirent* entry;
     while((entry = readdir(dirp)) != NULL)
     {
+        if(strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0)
+            continue;
+
         ffStrbufAppendS(&drmDir, entry->d_name);
         ffStrbufAppendS(&drmDir, "/modes");
 
diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
index f4b363d54..cd5babf65 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ static void getPackageCountsBedrock(const FFinstance* instance, FFstrbuf* baseDi
     {
         if(entry->d_type != DT_DIR)
             continue;
+        if(strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0)
+            continue;
 
         ffStrbufAppendS(baseDir, entry->d_name);
         getPackageCounts(instance, baseDir, packageCounts);