diff --git a/src/xpdev/dirwrap.c b/src/xpdev/dirwrap.c
index e203c7636f64104edfcc793c03ccf784a1715a55..a999c9e085f6d95969ad6f69e7bf710602670ccb 100644
--- a/src/xpdev/dirwrap.c
+++ b/src/xpdev/dirwrap.c
@@ -587,9 +587,10 @@ static bool getfilecase(char *path, bool dir)
 	intptr_t handle;
 	struct _finddata_t f;
 
+#if 0
 	if(access(path, F_OK)==-1 && !strchr(path,'*') && !strchr(path,'?'))
 		return(false);
-
+#endif
 	if((handle=_findfirst((char*)path,&f))==-1)
 		return(false);