diff --git a/TOOLS/lua/autoload.lua b/TOOLS/lua/autoload.lua
index 10c7fbdef0..aa7e46d060 100644
--- a/TOOLS/lua/autoload.lua
+++ b/TOOLS/lua/autoload.lua
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ function find_and_add_entries()
         return
     end
     table.filter(files, function (v, k)
-        if (o.ignore_hidden and string.match(v, "^%.")) then
+        -- The current file could be a hidden file, ignoring it doesn't load other
+        -- files from the current directory.
+        if (o.ignore_hidden and not (v == filename) and string.match(v, "^%.")) then
             return false
         end
         local ext = get_extension(v)