diff --git a/lib/ncp.js b/lib/ncp.js
index 96eed47..4204b22 100644
--- a/lib/ncp.js
+++ b/lib/ncp.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function ncp (source, dest, options, callback) {
   
   function startCopy(source) {
     started++;
-    if (filter) {
+    if (filter && started > 1) {
       if (filter instanceof RegExp) {
         if (!filter.test(source)) {
           return cb(true);