diff --git a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_rule.c b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_rule.c
index e6802024617..3fd5d7abc4f 100644
--- a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_rule.c
+++ b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_rule.c
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ devfs_rule_matchpath(struct devfs_krule *dk, struct devfs_dirent *de)
 	dev = devfs_rule_getdev(de);
 	if (dev != NULL)
 		pname = dev->si_name;
-	else if (de->de_dirent->d_type == DT_LNK)
+	else if (de->de_dirent->d_type == DT_LNK ||
+		 de->de_dirent->d_type == DT_DIR)
 		pname = de->de_dirent->d_name;
 	else
 		return (0);