diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/directory.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/directory.py
index f181ebe95b7..b20eff88759 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/directory.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/directory.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class DirectoryLoader(BaseLoader):
             path
             for path in paths
             if not (self.exclude and any(path.match(glob) for glob in self.exclude))
+            and path.is_file()
         ]
 
         if self.sample_size > 0: