diff --git a/fs/kernfs/inode.c b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
index 2da8493..756dd56 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@
 	case KERNFS_DIR:
 		inode->i_op = &kernfs_dir_iops;
 		inode->i_fop = &kernfs_dir_fops;
+		if (kn->flags & KERNFS_EMPTY_DIR)
+			make_empty_dir_inode(inode);
 		break;
 	case KERNFS_FILE:
 		inode->i_size = kn->attr.size;