diff --git a/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp b/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp
index 6ab5e0daeeb..d97d60d79d6 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp
@@ -1479,12 +1479,12 @@ FileNode *scanFiles(const std::string &dir, const StringList &includeList, const
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (isInList(dir, i->name, excludeList))
-			continue;
-
 		std::string name, ext;
 		splitFilename(i->name, name, ext);
 
+		if (ext != "h" && isInList(dir, i->name, excludeList))
+			continue;
+
 		if (!isInList(dir, i->name, includeList))
 			continue;