diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index a87a9404e0d0..eb49beff69bc 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -388,7 +388,8 @@ struct proc_dir_entry *proc_register(struct proc_dir_entry *dir,
 	if (proc_alloc_inum(&dp->low_ino))
 		goto out_free_entry;
 
-	pde_set_flags(dp);
+	if (!S_ISDIR(dp->mode))
+		pde_set_flags(dp);
 
 	write_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
 	dp->parent = dir;