diff --git a/src/embed/internal/embedtest/embed_test.go b/src/embed/internal/embedtest/embed_test.go
index 43ae5c7e056..2d50f5e01f1 100644
--- a/src/embed/internal/embedtest/embed_test.go
+++ b/src/embed/internal/embedtest/embed_test.go
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ func TestHidden(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Logf("//go:embed testdata")
 
 	testDir(t, dir, "testdata",
-		"ascii.txt", "glass.txt", "hello.txt", "i/", "ken.txt")
+		"-not-hidden/", "ascii.txt", "glass.txt", "hello.txt", "i/", "ken.txt")
 
 	t.Logf("//go:embed testdata/*")
 
 	testDir(t, star, "testdata",
-		".hidden/", "_hidden/", "ascii.txt", "glass.txt", "hello.txt", "i/", "ken.txt")
+		"-not-hidden/", ".hidden/", "_hidden/", "ascii.txt", "glass.txt", "hello.txt", "i/", "ken.txt")
 
 	testDir(t, star, "testdata/.hidden",
 		"fortune.txt", "more/") // but not .more or _more
diff --git a/src/embed/internal/embedtest/testdata/-not-hidden/fortune.txt b/src/embed/internal/embedtest/testdata/-not-hidden/fortune.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31f2013f94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/embed/internal/embedtest/testdata/-not-hidden/fortune.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
+ -  (press RETURN)