diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0b824cdd1..7ae86d430 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ver 0.20.14 (not yet released)
+* database
+  - simple: fix file corruption in the presence of mount points
 
 ver 0.20.13 (2017/12/18)
 * output
diff --git a/src/db/plugins/simple/DirectorySave.cxx b/src/db/plugins/simple/DirectorySave.cxx
index e1f83bf5b..033d90f4a 100644
--- a/src/db/plugins/simple/DirectorySave.cxx
+++ b/src/db/plugins/simple/DirectorySave.cxx
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ directory_save(BufferedOutputStream &os, const Directory &directory)
 	}
 
 	for (const auto &child : directory.children) {
-		os.Format(DIRECTORY_DIR "%s\n", child.GetName());
+		if (child.IsMount())
+			continue;
 
-		if (!child.IsMount())
-			directory_save(os, child);
+		os.Format(DIRECTORY_DIR "%s\n", child.GetName());
+		directory_save(os, child);
 	}
 
 	for (const auto &song : directory.songs)