diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
index de1468352b..82353b676a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ function get_mu_plugins() {
 	$plugins_dir = @opendir( WPMU_PLUGIN_DIR );
 	if ( $plugins_dir ) {
 		while ( ( $file = readdir( $plugins_dir ) ) !== false ) {
-			if ( str_ends_with( $file, '.php' ) ) {
+			if ( !str_starts_with($file, '.') && str_ends_with( $file, '.php' ) ) {
 				$plugin_files[] = $file;
 			}
 		}