diff --git a/src/examples/Stress.cpp b/src/examples/Stress.cpp
index 862b6afe..9085731a 100644
--- a/src/examples/Stress.cpp
+++ b/src/examples/Stress.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ static double t1, t2, t3, t4;
 
 void svgDirCallback(const char* name, const char* path, void* data)
 {
+    //ignore if not svgs.
+    const char *ext = name + strlen(name) - 3;
+    if (strcmp(ext, "svg")) return;
+
     auto picture = tvg::Picture::gen();
 
     char buf[PATH_MAX];