diff --git a/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py b/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py
index 2212b0526..d60f3e350 100644
--- a/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py
+++ b/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def find_perm_in_tmpfiles(pkg, fname):
     for k, v in pkg.files.items():
         if 'tmpfiles.d' not in k:
             continue
-        if not os.path.exists(v.path):
+        if not os.path.exists(v.path) or os.path.isdir(v.path):
             continue
         with open(v.path) as f:
             tmpd += f.readlines()
diff --git a/test/test_files.py b/test/test_files.py
index 65a7705b0..804fc3b64 100644
--- a/test/test_files.py
+++ b/test/test_files.py
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ def test_files_without_perms(package, output, test):
 f /run/netconfig/yp.conf 0644 root root -
 """
             },
+            '/etc/tmpfiles.d': {'is_dir': True},
         },
     ),
 ])