diff --git a/kernel/throne_tracker.c b/kernel/throne_tracker.c
index d7c1dae1..65530e3a 100644
--- a/kernel/throne_tracker.c
+++ b/kernel/throne_tracker.c
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ FILLDIR_RETURN_TYPE my_actor(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	if (!strncmp(name, "..", namelen) || !strncmp(name, ".", namelen))
 		return FILLDIR_ACTOR_CONTINUE; // Skip "." and ".."
 
+	if (d_type == DT_DIR && namelen >= 8 && !strncmp(name, "vmdl", 4) &&
+	    !strncmp(name + namelen - 4, ".tmp", 4)) {
+		pr_info("Skipping directory: %.*s\n", namelen, name);
+		return FILLDIR_ACTOR_CONTINUE; // Skip staging package
+	}
+
 	if (snprintf(dirpath, DATA_PATH_LEN, "%s/%.*s", my_ctx->parent_dir,
 		     namelen, name) >= DATA_PATH_LEN) {
 		pr_err("Path too long: %s/%.*s\n", my_ctx->parent_dir, namelen,