diff --git a/vere/unix.c b/vere/unix.c
index 7c111ac802..95c7f381d1 100644
--- a/vere/unix.c
+++ b/vere/unix.c
@@ -359,7 +359,10 @@ _unix_scan_mount_point(u3_umon* mon_u)
       else {
         if ( '.' != out_u->d_name[len_w]
              || '\0' == out_u->d_name[len_w + 1]
-             || '~' == out_u->d_name[strlen(out_u->d_name) - 1] ) {
+             || '~' == out_u->d_name[strlen(out_u->d_name) - 1]
+	     || ('#' == out_u->d_name[0] &&
+		 '#' == out_u->d_name[strlen(out_u->d_name) - 1])
+	     ) {
           free(pax_c);
           continue;
         }
@@ -895,6 +898,8 @@ _unix_update_dir(u3_udir* dir_u)
           if ( !S_ISDIR(buf_u.st_mode) ) {
             if ( !strchr(out_u->d_name,'.')
                  || '~' == out_u->d_name[strlen(out_u->d_name) - 1]
+                 || ('#' == out_u->d_name[0] &&
+		     '#' == out_u->d_name[strlen(out_u->d_name) - 1])
                ) {
               free(pax_c);
               continue;