diff -ur xfce-mcs-plugins-4.4.0.orig/plugins/ui_plugin/ui_plugin.c xfce-mcs-plugins-4.4.0/plugins/ui_plugin/ui_plugin.c
--- xfce-mcs-plugins-4.4.0.orig/plugins/ui_plugin/ui_plugin.c	2007-01-20 18:45:31.000000000 +0300
+++ xfce-mcs-plugins-4.4.0/plugins/ui_plugin/ui_plugin.c	2007-02-16 13:57:30.000000000 +0300
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 
             xfce_rc_set_group(themefile, "Icon Theme");
 
-            if(strcmp(xfce_rc_read_entry(themefile, "Hidden", "false"), "true") == 0)
+            if(! xfce_rc_has_entry(themefile, "Directories") || (strcmp(xfce_rc_read_entry(themefile, "Hidden", "false"), "true") == 0))
             {
                 xfce_rc_close(themefile);
                 continue;