diff --git a/src/node/contentLoader.ts b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
index 1ae484d9..3cce19d0 100644
--- a/src/node/contentLoader.ts
+++ b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export function createContentLoader<T = ContentData[]>(
         files = (
           await glob(pattern, {
             ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**'],
+            expandDirectories: false,
             ...globOptions
           })
         ).sort()
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
index 70198cfe..6fffe420 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export async function resolvePages(
         '**/node_modules/**',
         '**/dist/**',
         ...(userConfig.srcExclude || [])
-      ]
+      ],
+      expandDirectories: false
     })
   ).sort()
 
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
index 6e5bffbd..72030f13 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ export const staticDataPlugin: Plugin = {
         if (typeof watch === 'string') watch = [watch]
         watchedFiles = (
           await glob(watch, {
-            ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**']
+            ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**'],
+            expandDirectories: false
           })
         ).sort()
       }