diff --git a/plugin/vinegar.vim b/plugin/vinegar.vim
index 9473d70..ce1df15 100644
--- a/plugin/vinegar.vim
+++ b/plugin/vinegar.vim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let s:dotfiles = '\(^\|\s\s\)\zs\.\S\+'
 let s:escape = 'substitute(escape(v:val, ".$~"), "*", ".*", "g")'
 let g:netrw_list_hide =
       \ join(map(split(&wildignore, ','), '"^".' . s:escape . '. "/\\=$"'), ',') . ',^\.\.\=/\=$' .
-      \ (get(g:, 'netrw_list_hide', '')[-strlen(s:dotfiles)-1:-1] ==# s:dotfiles ? ','.s:dotfiles : '')
+      \ ',' . get(g:, 'netrw_list_hide', '')
 if !exists("g:netrw_banner")
   let g:netrw_banner = 0
 endif