diff --git a/fs/smb/client/inode.c b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
index 70c32b40ede007..331a86074ae78c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ cifs_sfu_type(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, const char *path,
 		fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFIFO;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_FIFO;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (fattr->cf_eof < 8) {
+	} else if (fattr->cf_eof > 1 && fattr->cf_eof < 8) {
 		fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFREG;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
 		return -EINVAL;	 /* EOPNOTSUPP? */
@@ -655,6 +655,10 @@ cifs_sfu_type(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, const char *path,
 			fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
 			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
+	} else if ((rc == 0) && (bytes_read == 1) && (pbuf[0] == '\0')) {
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Socket\n");
+		fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFSOCK;
+		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_SOCK;
 	} else {
 		fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFREG; /* then it is a file */
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;