diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 1d45551a8..7fead992c 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-05-10  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* path.cc (path_conv::check): Set correct file attributes for socket
+	files.
+
 2005-05-09  Pierre Humblet <pierre.humblet@ieee.org>
 
 	* fhandler.h (class fhandler_netdrive): New class.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
index 71275d652..52a04fc9f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ is_virtual_symlink:
 		  error = ENOTDIR;
 		  return;
 		}
-	      fileattr = 0;
+	      fileattr = sym.fileattr;
 	      dev.parse (FH_UNIX);
 	      dev.setfs (1);
 	      goto out;