diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp
index dce750b5adf..53b38c3be2f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ void QFactoryLoader::update()
         if (!QDir(path).exists(QLatin1String(".")))
             continue;
 
-        QStringList plugins = QDir(path).entryList(QDir::Files);
+        QStringList plugins = QDir(path).entryList(
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+                    QStringList(QStringLiteral("*.dll")),
+#endif
+                    QDir::Files);
         QLibraryPrivate *library = 0;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC