diff --git a/SnM/SnM_Util.cpp b/SnM/SnM_Util.cpp
index f87d41970..15031c300 100644
--- a/SnM/SnM_Util.cpp
+++ b/SnM/SnM_Util.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,12 @@ bool GenerateFilename(const char* _dir, const char* _name, const char* _ext, cha
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool IsDirNoRecurse(const WDL_DirScan &ds)
+{
+	enum { IsDir = 1, IsSymlink = 2, IsRecurSymLink = 4 };
+	return (ds.GetCurrentIsDirectory() & (IsDir | IsSymlink)) != 0;
+}
+
 // fills a list of filenames matching extensions defined in _filterList
 // _filterList: file extensions without null separators, ex: "*.ext1 *.ext2" ("*" == all files)
 // note: it is up to the caller to free _files (use WDL_PtrList_DeleteOnDestroy)
@@ -468,7 +474,7 @@ void ScanFiles(WDL_PtrList<WDL_String>* _files, const char* _initDir, const char
 			if (!strcmp(curFn, ".") || !strcmp(curFn, "..")) 
 				continue;
 
-			if (ds.GetCurrentIsDirectory())
+			if (IsDirNoRecurse(ds))
 			{
 				if (_subdirs) {
 					ds.GetCurrentFullFN(&fn);
diff --git a/SnM/SnM_Util.h b/SnM/SnM_Util.h
index f40d565fa..ba16a4f99 100644
--- a/SnM/SnM_Util.h
+++ b/SnM/SnM_Util.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ bool TranscodeFileToFile64(const char* _outFn, const char* _inFn);
 WDL_HeapBuf* TranscodeStr64ToHeapBuf(const char* _str64);
 bool GenerateFilename(const char* _dir, const char* _name, const char* _ext, char* _updatedFn, int _updatedSz);
 void ScanFiles(WDL_PtrList<WDL_String>* _files, const char* _initDir, const char* _filterList, bool _subdirs);
+bool IsDirNoRecurse(const WDL_DirScan &);
 void StringToExtensionConfig(WDL_FastString* _str, ProjectStateContext* _ctx);
 void ExtensionConfigToString(WDL_FastString* _str, ProjectStateContext* _ctx);
 
diff --git a/Xenakios/XenUtils.cpp b/Xenakios/XenUtils.cpp
index 24c81bdfb..297689029 100644
--- a/Xenakios/XenUtils.cpp
+++ b/Xenakios/XenUtils.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int SearchDirectory(vector<string> &refvecFiles, const char* cDir, const char* c
 			WDL_String foundFile;
 			ds.GetCurrentFullFN(&foundFile);
 			lstrcpyn(g_CurrentScanFile, foundFile.Get(), 1024);
-			if (bSubdirs && ds.GetCurrentIsDirectory())
+			if (bSubdirs && IsDirNoRecurse(ds))
 			{
 				found += SearchDirectory(refvecFiles, foundFile.Get(), cExt, true);
 			}