diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/vcregress.pl b/src/tools/msvc/vcregress.pl
index f3ac00d5ad7..155f8358326 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/vcregress.pl
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/vcregress.pl
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ sub tap_check
 	my $dir = shift;
 	chdir $dir;
 
-	my @args = ("prove", @flags, "t/*.pl");
+	my @args = ("prove", @flags, glob("t/*.pl"));
 
 	# adjust the environment for just this test
 	local %ENV = %ENV;