1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp b/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp
index bea5c99c1a..ec8651ac7c 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp
@@ -761,10 +761,11 @@ void EditorFileDialog::update_file_list() {
 	List<String> files;
 	List<String> dirs;
 
-	String item;
+	String item = dir_access->get_next();
 
-	while ((item = dir_access->get_next()) != "") {
+	while (!item.is_empty()) {
 		if (item == "." || item == "..") {
+			item = dir_access->get_next();
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -775,6 +776,7 @@ void EditorFileDialog::update_file_list() {
 				dirs.push_back(item);
 			}
 		}
+		item = dir_access->get_next();
 	}
 
 	dirs.sort_custom<NaturalNoCaseComparator>();