diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/grep.c b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/grep.c
index 223ee91f12f7..61d1bf152f81 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/grep.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/grep.c
@@ -301,14 +301,16 @@ reset (int fd, char const *file, struct stats *stats)
       error (0, errno, "fstat");
       return 0;
     }
-  if (directories == SKIP_DIRECTORIES && S_ISDIR (stats->stat.st_mode))
-    return 0;
+  if (fd != STDIN_FILENO) {
+    if (directories == SKIP_DIRECTORIES && S_ISDIR (stats->stat.st_mode))
+      return 0;
 #ifndef DJGPP
-  if (devices == SKIP_DEVICES && (S_ISCHR(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISSOCK(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISFIFO(stats->stat.st_mode)))
+    if (devices == SKIP_DEVICES && (S_ISCHR(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISSOCK(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISFIFO(stats->stat.st_mode)))
 #else
-  if (devices == SKIP_DEVICES && (S_ISCHR(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(stats->stat.st_mode)))
+    if (devices == SKIP_DEVICES && (S_ISCHR(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(stats->stat.st_mode)))
 #endif
-    return 0;
+      return 0;
+  }
   if (
       BZflag ||
 #if HAVE_LIBZ > 0