diff --git a/autoload/startify.vim b/autoload/startify.vim
index b3a8f45..0aacf38 100644
--- a/autoload/startify.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify.vim
@@ -550,6 +550,11 @@ function! s:filter_oldfiles(path_prefix, path_format, use_env) abort
       break
     endif
 
+    if s:is_in_skiplist(fname)
+      " https://github.com/mhinz/vim-startify/issues/353
+      continue
+    endif
+
     let absolute_path = fnamemodify(resolve(fname), ":p")
     " filter duplicates, bookmarks and entries from the skiplist
     if has_key(entries, absolute_path)
@@ -601,6 +606,11 @@ function! s:filter_oldfiles_unsafe(path_prefix, path_format, use_env) abort
       break
     endif
 
+    if s:is_in_skiplist(fname)
+      " https://github.com/mhinz/vim-startify/issues/353
+      continue
+    endif
+
     let absolute_path = glob(fnamemodify(fname, ":p"))
     if empty(absolute_path)
           \ || has_key(entries, absolute_path)