diff --git a/wp-admin/import.php b/wp-admin/import.php
index cdc34e6598..6145545d53 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import.php
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ $import_root = ABSPATH.$import_loc;
 $imports_dir = @ dir($import_root);
 if ($imports_dir) {
 	while (($file = $imports_dir->read()) !== false) {
-		if (preg_match('|^\.+$|', $file))
+		if ($file{0} == '.') {
 			continue;
-		if (preg_match('|\.php$|', $file))
-			require_once("$import_root/$file");
+		} elseif (substr($file, -4) == '.php') {
+			require_once($import_root . '/' . $file);
+		}
 	}
 }