diff --git a/src/configuration.zig b/src/configuration.zig
index f19a21d2c..33fcd508e 100644
--- a/src/configuration.zig
+++ b/src/configuration.zig
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ pub fn findZig(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) error{OutOfMemory}!?[]const u8 {
             const stat = file.stat() catch break :stat_failed;
             if (stat.kind == .directory) {
                 logger.warn("ignoring entry in PATH '{s}' because it is a directory", .{full_path});
+                continue;
             }
         }