diff --git a/sys/kern/link_elf.c b/sys/kern/link_elf.c
index 3a959c90b1d..89a8971e798 100644
--- a/sys/kern/link_elf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/link_elf.c
@@ -571,6 +571,11 @@ link_elf_load_file(linker_class_t cls, const char* filename,
 	return error;
     vfslocked = NDHASGIANT(&nd);
     NDFREE(&nd, NDF_ONLY_PNBUF);
+    if (nd.ni_vp->v_type != VREG) {
+	error = ENOEXEC;
+	firstpage = NULL;
+	goto out;
+    }
 #ifdef MAC
     error = mac_kld_check_load(curthread->td_ucred, nd.ni_vp);
     if (error) {
diff --git a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
index 6bc62f7f5d7..95966c7334c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
+++ b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ link_elf_load_file(linker_class_t cls, const char *filename,
 		return error;
 	vfslocked = NDHASGIANT(&nd);
 	NDFREE(&nd, NDF_ONLY_PNBUF);
+	if (nd.ni_vp->v_type != VREG) {
+		error = ENOEXEC;
+		goto out;
+	}
 #ifdef MAC
 	error = mac_kld_check_load(td->td_ucred, nd.ni_vp);
 	if (error) {