diff --git a/editor/gui/editor_file_dialog.cpp b/editor/gui/editor_file_dialog.cpp
index a7ddb984e02..72933517d77 100644
--- a/editor/gui/editor_file_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/gui/editor_file_dialog.cpp
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ void EditorFileDialog::update_file_list() {
 			}
 		} else if (!dir_access->current_is_hidden()) {
 			String full_path = cdir == "res://" ? item : dir_access->get_current_dir() + "/" + item;
-			if (dir_access->current_is_dir() && (!EditorFileSystem::_should_skip_directory(full_path) || Engine::get_singleton()->is_project_manager_hint())) {
+			if (dir_access->current_is_dir() && (Engine::get_singleton()->is_project_manager_hint() || !EditorFileSystem::_should_skip_directory(full_path))) {
 				dirs.push_back(item);
 			} else {
 				files.push_back(item);