diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.asm-headers b/scripts/Makefile.asm-headers
index b38931314ad7..f1c3d287c14b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.asm-headers
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.asm-headers
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ syscall-y   := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(syscall-y))
 generated-y := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(generated-y))
 
 # Remove stale wrappers when the corresponding files are removed from generic-y
-old-headers := $(shell test -d $(obj) && find $(obj) -name *.h)
+old-headers := $(shell test -d $(obj) && find $(obj) -name '*.h' ! -name '.*')
 unwanted    := $(filter-out $(generic-y) $(generated-y) $(syscall-y),$(old-headers))
 
 filechk_wrap = echo "\#include <asm-generic/$*.h>"