diff --git a/spyderlib/config.py b/spyderlib/config.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyderlib/config.py
+++ b/spyderlib/config.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ INCLUDE_PATTERNS = [r'|'.join(['\\'+_ext+r'$' for _ext in EDIT_EXT if _ext])+\
                     r'|README|INSTALL',

                     r'\.pyw?$|\.ipy$|\.txt$|\.rst$',

                     '.']

-EXCLUDE_PATTERNS = [r'\.pyc$|\.pyo$|\.orig$|\.hg|\.svn|build',

+EXCLUDE_PATTERNS = [r'\.pyc$|\.pyo$|\.orig$|\.hg|\.svn|\bbuild\b',

                     r'\.pyc$|\.pyo$|\.orig$|\.hg|\.svn']

 

 # Name filters for file/project explorers (excluding files without extension)
Find in files: fixed default 'exclude pattern' which was accidently excluding
all files starting with 'build' instead of simply excluding 'build' folders as
intended.