diff --git a/bin/kafka-run-class.sh b/bin/kafka-run-class.sh
index e7f8d2ef9fec3..688cced286145 100755
--- a/bin/kafka-run-class.sh
+++ b/bin/kafka-run-class.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ do
 done
 
 # classpath addition for release
-for file in $base_dir/libs;
+for file in $base_dir/libs/*;
 do
   if should_include_file "$file"; then
     CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:$file