diff --git a/tests/test_repack_fsck.c b/tests/test_repack_fsck.c
index 892e0f8..3870bf8 100644
--- a/tests/test_repack_fsck.c
+++ b/tests/test_repack_fsck.c
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ static size_t count_loose_objects(const char *repo)
     size_t count = 0;
     struct dirent *ent;
     while ((ent = readdir(d))) {
+        if (!strcmp(ent->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(ent->d_name, ".."))
+            continue;
         if (strlen(ent->d_name) != 2)
             continue;
         char subdir[512];