diff --git a/lib/fsevents-handler.js b/lib/fsevents-handler.js
index fe29393c179d3d6673f996ca6f95bbc83f9a0699..0a341f3d6a2f1497486a23ea99b3c6da003c026f 100644
--- a/lib/fsevents-handler.js
+++ b/lib/fsevents-handler.js
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ _watchWithFsEvents(watchPath, realPath, transform, globFilter) {
   if (this.fsw.closed || this.fsw._isIgnored(watchPath)) return;
   const opts = this.fsw.options;
   const watchCallback = async (fullPath, flags, info) => {
-    if (this.fsw.closed) return;
+    // PATCH: bypass the callback for better perf when fullPath hit the ignored file list
+    if (this.fsw.closed || this.fsw._isIgnored(fullPath)) return;
     if (
       opts.depth !== undefined &&
       calcDepth(fullPath, realPath) > opts.depth