diff --git a/src/Skipper/Matcher/FileInfoMatcher.php b/src/Skipper/Matcher/FileInfoMatcher.php
index c7110345d01..a2349490f79 100644
--- a/src/Skipper/Matcher/FileInfoMatcher.php
+++ b/src/Skipper/Matcher/FileInfoMatcher.php
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ private function doesFileMatchPattern(string $filePath, string $ignoredPath): bo
             return true;
         }
 
+        // realpathMatcher cannot resolve wildcards -> return early to prevent unnecessary IO
+        if (str_contains($ignoredPath, '*')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         return $this->realpathMatcher->match($ignoredPath, $filePath);
     }
 }