diff --git a/e2fsck/pass2.c b/e2fsck/pass2.c
index e6a434c..826c0dc 100644
--- a/e2fsck/pass2.c
+++ b/e2fsck/pass2.c
@@ -311,16 +311,7 @@
 	else {
 		e2fsck_read_inode(ctx, dirent->inode, &inode,
 				  "check_filetype");
-		if (LINUX_S_ISCHR (inode.i_mode))
-			should_be = EXT2_FT_CHRDEV;
-		else if (LINUX_S_ISBLK (inode.i_mode))
-			should_be = EXT2_FT_BLKDEV;
-		else if (LINUX_S_ISLNK (inode.i_mode))
-			should_be = EXT2_FT_SYMLINK;
-		else if (LINUX_S_ISFIFO (inode.i_mode))
-			should_be = EXT2_FT_FIFO;
-		else if (LINUX_S_ISSOCK (inode.i_mode))
-			should_be = EXT2_FT_SOCK;
+		should_be = ext2_file_type(inode.i_mode);
 	}
 	if (filetype == should_be)
 		return 0;