diff --git a/cli/filelister.cpp b/cli/filelister.cpp
index e7e6677d7..f80ce060c 100644
--- a/cli/filelister.cpp
+++ b/cli/filelister.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,12 @@ static void addFiles2(std::map<std::string, std::size_t> &files,
 
                 new_path = path + '/' + dir_result->d_name;
 
-                if (dir_result->d_type == DT_DIR || (dir_result->d_type == DT_UNKNOWN && FileLister::isDirectory(new_path))) {
+#if defined(_DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE) || defined(_BSD_SOURCE) 
+		bool path_is_directory = (dir_result->d_type == DT_DIR || (dir_result->d_type == DT_UNKNOWN && FileLister::isDirectory(new_path)));
+#else
+		bool path_is_directory = FileLister::isDirectory(new_path);
+#endif
+		if (path_is_directory) {
                     if (recursive && !ignored.match(new_path)) {
                         addFiles2(files, new_path, extra, recursive, ignored);
                     }