diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index 8272aab..e3eb552 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@
 		inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 		PROC_I(inode)->pde = de;
 
+		if (is_empty_pde(de)) {
+			make_empty_dir_inode(inode);
+			return inode;
+		}
 		if (de->mode) {
 			inode->i_mode = de->mode;
 			inode->i_uid = de->uid;