diff --git a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
index c53e2fcc2ec..0336b0c7e69 100644
--- a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@ namespace ts {
                         }
 
                         // Skip over any minified JavaScript files (ending in ".min.js")
-                        if (/\.min\.js$/.test(fileName)) {
+                        // Skip over dotted files and folders as well
+                        if (/\.min\.js$/.test(fileName) || /[\\/]\.[\w.]/.test(fileName)) {
                             continue;
                         }