diff --git a/apps/stat.cpp b/apps/stat.cpp
index 0aa9478b..18dc2728 100644
--- a/apps/stat.cpp
+++ b/apps/stat.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ static const char* file_type(mode_t mode)
     case S_IFBLK: return "block special device";
     case S_IFLNK: return "symbolic link";
     case S_IFIFO: return "pipe";
+    case S_IFSOCK: return "socket";
     default: return "unknown file type";
     }
 }