diff --git a/config/loader.go b/config/loader.go
index a1bd196d14..fe1494ff8b 100644
--- a/config/loader.go
+++ b/config/loader.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func dirFiles(dir string) ([]string, []string, error) {
 // provided file name is a temporary file for the following editors:
 // emacs or vim.
 func isTemporaryFile(name string) bool {
-	return strings.HasSuffix(name, "~") || // vim
-		strings.HasPrefix(name, ".#") || // emacs
+	return strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") || // Unix-like hidden files
+		strings.HasSuffix(name, "~") || // vim
 		(strings.HasPrefix(name, "#") && strings.HasSuffix(name, "#")) // emacs
 }
diff --git a/config/test-fixtures/dir-temporary-files/.hidden.tf b/config/test-fixtures/dir-temporary-files/.hidden.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2