diff --git a/pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux/sys_getdents.go b/pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux/sys_getdents.go
index 178714b07..29c0d7a39 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux/sys_getdents.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux/sys_getdents.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func toType(nodeType fs.InodeType) uint8 {
 		return syscall.DT_REG
 	case fs.Symlink:
 		return syscall.DT_LNK
-	case fs.Directory:
+	case fs.Directory, fs.SpecialDirectory:
 		return syscall.DT_DIR
 	case fs.Pipe:
 		return syscall.DT_FIFO