diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/directory.h b/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/directory.h
index 02213891b..a71c1fca9 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/directory.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/directory.h
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ class Lx_fs::Directory : public Node
 				return 0;
 			}
 
+			e->inode = dent->d_ino;
+
 			strncpy(e->name, dent->d_name, sizeof(e->name));
 
 			return sizeof(Directory_entry);