diff --git a/flake8/utils.py b/flake8/utils.py
index 7e08e41..1ceb76f 100644
--- a/flake8/utils.py
+++ b/flake8/utils.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def filenames_from(arg, predicate=None):
         for root, sub_directories, files in os.walk(arg):
             for filename in files:
                 joined = os.path.join(root, filename)
-                if predicate(filename) or predicate(joined):
+                if predicate(joined):
                     continue
                 yield joined
             # NOTE(sigmavirus24): os.walk() will skip a directory if you