diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 84f9bd07..98f5214b 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ _filedir()
     #
     if [[ "$1" != -d ]]; then
         xspec=${1:+"!*.$1"}
-        if [[ ${cur:0:1} == "'" && ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -ge 4 ]]; then
+        if [[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -ge 4 ]]; then
             toks=( ${toks[@]-} $(
                 eval compgen -f -X \"\$xspec\" -- $quoted
             ) )