diff --git a/bin/linux/fsnotifier b/bin/linux/fsnotifier
index f79a688a18bd..a453edf4f53f 100755
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diff --git a/bin/linux/fsnotifier64 b/bin/linux/fsnotifier64
index a967353d6294..15356942b57f 100755
Binary files a/bin/linux/fsnotifier64 and b/bin/linux/fsnotifier64 differ
diff --git a/native/fsNotifier/linux/inotify.c b/native/fsNotifier/linux/inotify.c
index 713d09c54a38..5198ed3ad534 100644
--- a/native/fsNotifier/linux/inotify.c
+++ b/native/fsNotifier/linux/inotify.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -270,14 +270,27 @@ static int walk_tree(int path_len, watch_node* parent, bool recursive, array* mo
 
   struct dirent* entry;
   while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-    if (entry->d_type != DT_DIR ||
-        strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0) {
+    if (strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (entry->d_type != DT_UNKNOWN && entry->d_type != DT_DIR) {
       continue;
     }
 
     int name_len = strlen(entry->d_name);
     memcpy(path_buf + path_len + 1, entry->d_name, name_len + 1);
 
+    if (entry->d_type == DT_UNKNOWN) {
+      struct stat st;
+      if (stat(path_buf, &st) != 0) {
+        userlog(LOG_DEBUG, "(DT_UNKNOWN) stat(%s): %d", path_buf, errno);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
     int subdir_id = walk_tree(path_len + 1 + name_len, table_get(watches, id), recursive, mounts);
     if (subdir_id < 0 && subdir_id != ERR_IGNORE) {
       rm_watch(id, true);