diff --git a/lib/classes/output/mustache_filesystem_loader.php b/lib/classes/output/mustache_filesystem_loader.php
index f90623ce47a..e79b479fed5 100644
--- a/lib/classes/output/mustache_filesystem_loader.php
+++ b/lib/classes/output/mustache_filesystem_loader.php
@@ -53,4 +53,16 @@ class mustache_filesystem_loader extends \Mustache_Loader_FilesystemLoader {
         // Call the Moodle template finder.
         return mustache_template_finder::get_template_filepath($name);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Only check if baseDir is a directory and requested templates are files if
+     * baseDir is using the filesystem stream wrapper.
+     *
+     * Always check path for mustache_filesystem_loader.
+     *
+     * @return bool Whether to check `is_dir` and `file_exists`
+     */
+    protected function shouldCheckPath() {
+        return true;
+    }
 }