diff --git a/fs_s3fs/_s3fs.py b/fs_s3fs/_s3fs.py
index 83b6fb2..0ecd462 100644
--- a/fs_s3fs/_s3fs.py
+++ b/fs_s3fs/_s3fs.py
@@ -693,9 +693,10 @@ def scandir(self, path, namespaces=None, page=None):
         _s3_key = self._path_to_dir_key(_path)
         prefix_len = len(_s3_key)
 
-        info = self.getinfo(path)
-        if not info.is_dir:
-            raise errors.DirectoryExpected(path)
+        if self.strict:
+            info = self.getinfo(path)
+            if not info.is_dir:
+                raise errors.DirectoryExpected(path)
 
         paginator = self.client.get_paginator("list_objects")
         _paginate = paginator.paginate(