1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 8c4464420d..74b43aaa2b 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ static inline unsigned int create_ce_mode(unsigned int mode)
 {
 	if (S_ISLNK(mode))
 		return S_IFLNK;
+	if (S_ISSPARSEDIR(mode))
+		return S_IFDIR;
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode))
 		return S_IFGITLINK;
 	return S_IFREG | ce_permissions(mode);