diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c b/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c
index 04058c8..f2d7c49 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@
 			file->access_date = hfsp_now2mt();
 		if (cnid == inode->i_ino) {
 			hfsplus_set_perms(inode, &file->permissions);
-			file->user_info.fdType = cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_SB(inode->i_sb).type);
-			file->user_info.fdCreator = cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_SB(inode->i_sb).creator);
+			if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) {
+				file->user_info.fdType = cpu_to_be32(HFSP_SYMLINK_TYPE);
+				file->user_info.fdCreator = cpu_to_be32(HFSP_SYMLINK_CREATOR);
+			} else {
+				file->user_info.fdType = cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_SB(inode->i_sb).type);
+				file->user_info.fdCreator = cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_SB(inode->i_sb).creator);
+			}
 			if ((file->permissions.rootflags | file->permissions.userflags) & HFSPLUS_FLG_IMMUTABLE)
 				file->flags |= cpu_to_be16(HFSPLUS_FILE_LOCKED);
 		} else {
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h
index ccc4796..4920553 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 #define HFSP_HARDLINK_TYPE	0x686c6e6b	/* 'hlnk' */
 #define HFSP_HFSPLUS_CREATOR	0x6866732b	/* 'hfs+' */
 
+#define HFSP_SYMLINK_TYPE	0x736c6e6b	/* 'slnk' */
+#define HFSP_SYMLINK_CREATOR	0x72686170	/* 'rhap' */
+
 #define HFSP_MOUNT_VERSION	0x482b4c78	/* 'H+Lx' */
 
 /* Structures used on disk */