diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
index 8bf829afcb8..2ec50f4980d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ def quote(a):
     return pipes.quote(a)
 
 def fileglob(pathname):
-    ''' return list of matched files for glob '''
-    return glob.glob(pathname)
+    ''' return list of matched regular files for glob '''
+    return [ g for g in glob.glob(pathname) if os.path.isfile(g) ]
 
 def regex_replace(value='', pattern='', replacement='', ignorecase=False):
     ''' Perform a `re.sub` returning a string '''