diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
index 1e7eee35cef..4914804b5e5 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
@@ -2514,6 +2514,10 @@ sysctl_kern_proc_filedesc(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 			kif->kf_type = KF_TYPE_MQUEUE;
 			break;
 
+		case DTYPE_SHM:
+			kif->kf_type = KF_TYPE_SHM;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			kif->kf_type = KF_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 			break;
diff --git a/sys/sys/user.h b/sys/sys/user.h
index 92203f07539..8177b1b2972 100644
--- a/sys/sys/user.h
+++ b/sys/sys/user.h
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ struct user {
 #define	KF_TYPE_KQUEUE	5
 #define	KF_TYPE_CRYPTO	6
 #define	KF_TYPE_MQUEUE	7
+#define	KF_TYPE_SHM	8
 #define	KF_TYPE_UNKNOWN	255
 
 #define	KF_VTYPE_VNON	0