diff --git a/biz.aQute.bndlib.tests/test/test/ProcessorTest.java b/biz.aQute.bndlib.tests/test/test/ProcessorTest.java
index 0095b91ccc..88550374db 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.bndlib.tests/test/test/ProcessorTest.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.bndlib.tests/test/test/ProcessorTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import aQute.bnd.osgi.resource.ResourceBuilder;
 import aQute.bnd.osgi.resource.ResourceUtils;
 import aQute.lib.collections.ExtList;
+import aQute.lib.io.IO;
 import aQute.lib.strings.Strings;
 import aQute.service.reporter.Reporter.SetLocation;
 
@@ -529,4 +530,16 @@ public void testMergAndSuffixes() throws IOException {
 		}
 
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testIncludeItself() throws IOException {
+		File foo = IO.getFile("generated/foo.bnd");
+		IO.store("-include ./foo.bnd\nfoo=1\n", foo);
+		try (Processor p = new Processor()) {
+			p.setBase(foo.getParentFile());
+			p.setProperties(foo);
+			assertTrue(p.check("Cyclic or multiple include of"));
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Processor.java b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Processor.java
index 44a3c47ba7..9c94895fd9 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Processor.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Processor.java
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ public void doIncludeFile(File file, boolean overwrite, Properties target) throw
 	public void doIncludeFile(File file, boolean overwrite, Properties target, String extensionName) throws Exception {
 		if (!addIncludedIfAbsent(file)) {
 			error("Cyclic or multiple include of %s", file);
+			return;
 		}
 		updateModified(file.lastModified(), file.toString());
 		Properties sub;