diff --git a/fs/operations.go b/fs/operations.go
index b8f1e83b7..8129d9726 100644
--- a/fs/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations.go
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ func ListDirSorted(fs Fs, includeAll bool, dir string) (entries DirEntries, err
 
 	// filter the entries if required
 	if !includeAll {
-		newEntries := make(DirEntries, 0, len(entries))
+		newEntries := entries[:0] // in place filter
 		for _, entry := range entries {
 			switch x := entry.(type) {
 			case Object: