diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index de5108430aa..fdc09a939be 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ package-load-all-descriptors
 updates `package-alist'."
   (dolist (dir (cons package-user-dir package-directory-list))
     (when (file-directory-p dir)
-      (dolist (pkg-dir (directory-files dir t "\\`[^.]" t))
+      (dolist (pkg-dir (directory-files dir t "\\`[^.]"))
         (when (file-directory-p pkg-dir)
           (package-load-descriptor pkg-dir))))))