diff --git a/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs b/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs
index 9162fa8a9..dd8e5b503 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl PathBufWrap {
         for segment in path.split('/') {
             if segment == ".." {
                 buf.pop();
-            } else if segment.starts_with('.') && !hidden_files {
+            } else if !hidden_files && segment.starts_with('.') {
                 return Err(UriSegmentError::BadStart('.'));
             } else if segment.starts_with('*') {
                 return Err(UriSegmentError::BadStart('*'));