diff --git a/sys/fs/fdescfs/fdesc_vnops.c b/sys/fs/fdescfs/fdesc_vnops.c
index 7923fc659854..e54c77e381bc 100644
--- a/sys/fs/fdescfs/fdesc_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/fdescfs/fdesc_vnops.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ fdesc_readdir(ap)
 				break;
 			dp->d_namlen = sprintf(dp->d_name, "%d", fcnt);
 			dp->d_reclen = UIO_MX;
-			dp->d_type = DT_UNKNOWN;
+			dp->d_type = DT_CHR;
 			dp->d_fileno = i + FD_DESC;
 			break;
 		}