diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dirmac.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dirmac.cpp
index 9c8f191681..129f61a754 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dirmac.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dirmac.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ bool wxDirData::Read(wxString *filename)
 		strcpy( (char *)m_name, c_name);
 #else
 		p2cstr( m_name ) ;
+#endif
+#if TARGET_CARBON
+                // under X thats the way the mounting points look like
+                if ( ( m_CPB.dirInfo.ioDrDirID == 0 ) && ( m_flags & wxDIR_DIRS) )
+                        break ;
 #endif
 		if ( ( m_CPB.dirInfo.ioFlAttrib & ioDirMask) != 0 && (m_flags & wxDIR_DIRS) ) //  we have a directory
 			break ;
diff --git a/src/mac/dirmac.cpp b/src/mac/dirmac.cpp
index 9c8f191681..129f61a754 100644
--- a/src/mac/dirmac.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/dirmac.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ bool wxDirData::Read(wxString *filename)
 		strcpy( (char *)m_name, c_name);
 #else
 		p2cstr( m_name ) ;
+#endif
+#if TARGET_CARBON
+                // under X thats the way the mounting points look like
+                if ( ( m_CPB.dirInfo.ioDrDirID == 0 ) && ( m_flags & wxDIR_DIRS) )
+                        break ;
 #endif
 		if ( ( m_CPB.dirInfo.ioFlAttrib & ioDirMask) != 0 && (m_flags & wxDIR_DIRS) ) //  we have a directory
 			break ;