diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 6d2357d..36fff08 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@
 		case S_IFBLK:
 		case S_IFCHR:
 		case S_IFSOCK:
+			init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode,
+					   inode->i_rdev);
+			break;
 		case S_IFREG:
 			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
 			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;