diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 85c74c10fc3f..380128cb62cc 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ static int hfsplus_system_read_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Assign a dummy file type, for may_open() requires that
+	 * an inode has a valid file type.
+	 */
+	inode->i_mode = S_IFREG;
+
 	return 0;
 }