diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qdiriterator.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qdiriterator.cpp
index a6394c16cc..5fd9edc552 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qdiriterator.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qdiriterator.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ void QDirIteratorPrivate::advance()
 
                 if (entryMatches(nextEntry.fileName(), info))
                     return;
+                nextMetaData = QFileSystemMetaData();
             }
 
             nativeIterators.pop();