diff --git a/plugins/network/if b/plugins/network/if
index 8c1ca36c..06af4154 100755
--- a/plugins/network/if
+++ b/plugins/network/if
@@ -1095,6 +1095,7 @@ sub get_interfaces
     my $if;
     while (defined ($if = $ifdir->read))
     {
+      next unless -d "$ifpath/$if";
       next if $if =~ m/\./;
       unless($if =~ m/$include/)
       {