diff --git a/internal/strdist/strdist.go b/internal/strdist/strdist.go
index d5b640ef..8a653c27 100644
--- a/internal/strdist/strdist.go
+++ b/internal/strdist/strdist.go
@@ -123,12 +123,17 @@ func globCost(ar, br rune) Cost {
 	if ar == '⁑' || br == '⁑' {
 		return Cost{SwapAB: 0, DeleteA: 0, InsertB: 0}
 	}
-	if ar == '/' || br == '/' {
-		return Cost{SwapAB: Inhibit, DeleteA: Inhibit, InsertB: Inhibit}
-	}
 	if ar == '*' || br == '*' {
+		if ar == '*' && br == '/' {
+			return Cost{SwapAB: Inhibit, DeleteA: 0, InsertB: Inhibit}
+		} else if ar == '/' && br == '*' {
+			return Cost{SwapAB: Inhibit, DeleteA: Inhibit, InsertB: 0}
+		}
 		return Cost{SwapAB: 0, DeleteA: 0, InsertB: 0}
 	}
+	if ar == '/' || br == '/' {
+		return Cost{SwapAB: Inhibit, DeleteA: Inhibit, InsertB: Inhibit}
+	}
 	if ar == '?' || br == '?' {
 		return Cost{SwapAB: 0, DeleteA: 1, InsertB: 1}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/strdist/strdist_test.go b/internal/strdist/strdist_test.go
index 7f8975a0..e1974871 100644
--- a/internal/strdist/strdist_test.go
+++ b/internal/strdist/strdist_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ var distanceTests = []distanceTest{
 	{f: strdist.GlobCost, r: 1, a: "a**f/hij", b: "abc/def/hik"},
 	{f: strdist.GlobCost, r: 2, a: "a**fg", b: "abc/def/hik"},
 	{f: strdist.GlobCost, r: 0, a: "a**f/hij/klm", b: "abc/d**m"},
+	{f: strdist.GlobCost, r: 0, a: "/*foo/", b: "/foo/"},
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestDistance(c *C) {