diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 86b47dc..1cb5347 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const path = require('node:path')
 const { fileURLToPath } = require('node:url')
 const { statSync } = require('node:fs')
-const { glob } = require('glob')
+const { glob, stat } = require('node:fs/promises')
 const fp = require('fastify-plugin')
 const send = require('@fastify/send')
 const encodingNegotiator = require('@fastify/accept-negotiator')
@@ -139,11 +139,23 @@ async function fastifyStatic (fastify, opts) {
       for (let rootPath of roots) {
         rootPath = rootPath.split(path.win32.sep).join(path.posix.sep)
         !rootPath.endsWith('/') && (rootPath += '/')
-        const files = await glob('**/**', {
-          cwd: rootPath, absolute: false, follow: true, nodir: true, dot: opts.serveDotFiles, ignore: opts.globIgnore
+
+        const patterns = ['**/**']
+        if (opts.serveDotFiles) {
+          patterns.push('**/.*/**')
+        }
+
+        const globStream = glob(patterns, {
+          cwd: rootPath, withFileTypes: true, exclude: opts.globIgnore
         })
 
-        for (let file of files) {
+        for await (const entry of globStream) {
+          const isFile = entry.isFile()
+          if (!isFile) { continue }
+          if (!opts.serveDotFiles && entry.name.startsWith('.')) { continue }
+          const fullPath = path.join(entry.parentPath, entry.name)
+          let file = path.relative(rootPath, fullPath)
+
           file = file.split(path.win32.sep).join(path.posix.sep)
           const route = prefix + file
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b307bb..cdc7476 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
     "@fastify/send": "^4.0.0",
     "content-disposition": "^1.0.1",
     "fastify-plugin": "^5.0.0",
-    "fastq": "^1.17.1",
-    "glob": "^11.0.0"
+    "fastq": "^1.17.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@fastify/compress": "^8.0.0",
diff --git a/test/static.test.js b/test/static.test.js
index cd5e147..2b8afc4 100644
--- a/test/static.test.js
+++ b/test/static.test.js
@@ -2437,13 +2437,18 @@ test('if dotfiles are properly served according to plugin options', async (t) =>
 
 test('register with failing glob handler', async (t) => {
   const fastifyStatic = proxyquire.noCallThru()('../', {
-    glob: function globStub (_pattern, _options, cb) {
-      process.nextTick(function () {
-        return cb(new Error('mock glob error'))
-      })
+    'node:fs/promises': {
+      glob: function globStub (_pattern, _options) {
+        return {
+          [Symbol.asyncIterator] () {
+            return {
+              next: async () => { throw new Error('mock glob error') }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   })
-
   const pluginOptions = {
     root: path.join(__dirname, '/static'),
     serve: true,