diff --git a/build/gulpfile.hygiene.js b/build/gulpfile.hygiene.js
index a8bb8898c90..afde823d0b6 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.hygiene.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.hygiene.js
@@ -327,7 +327,12 @@ function hygiene(some) {
 	let input;
 
 	if (Array.isArray(some) || typeof some === 'string' || !some) {
-		input = vfs.src(some || all, { base: '.', follow: true, allowEmpty: true });
+		const options = { base: '.', follow: true, allowEmpty: true };
+		if (some) {
+			input = vfs.src(some, options).pipe(filter(all)); // split this up to not unnecessarily filter all a second time
+		} else {
+			input = vfs.src(all, options);
+		}
 	} else {
 		input = some;
 	}