diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index e33a093..c71e373 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@
 
 static unsigned d_flags_for_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	unsigned add_flags = DCACHE_FILE_TYPE;
+	unsigned add_flags = DCACHE_REGULAR_TYPE;
 
 	if (!inode)
 		return DCACHE_MISS_TYPE;
@@ -1690,13 +1690,21 @@
 			else
 				inode->i_opflags |= IOP_LOOKUP;
 		}
-	} else if (unlikely(!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_NOFOLLOW))) {
-		if (unlikely(inode->i_op->follow_link))
-			add_flags = DCACHE_SYMLINK_TYPE;
-		else
-			inode->i_opflags |= IOP_NOFOLLOW;
+		goto type_determined;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_NOFOLLOW))) {
+		if (unlikely(inode->i_op->follow_link)) {
+			add_flags = DCACHE_SYMLINK_TYPE;
+			goto type_determined;
+		}
+		inode->i_opflags |= IOP_NOFOLLOW;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)))
+		add_flags = DCACHE_SPECIAL_TYPE;
+
+type_determined:
 	if (unlikely(IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode)))
 		add_flags |= DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT;
 	return add_flags;