diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 06e9322a762a..b4fa43f32e51 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -5286,10 +5286,9 @@ int __cifs_sfu_make_node(unsigned int xid, struct inode *inode,
 		data = (u8 *)symname_utf16;
 		break;
 	case S_IFSOCK:
-		type_len = 8;
-		strscpy(type, "LnxSOCK");
-		data = (u8 *)&pdev;
-		data_len = sizeof(pdev);
+		/* SFU socket is system file with one zero byte */
+		type_len = 1;
+		type[0] = '\0';
 		break;
 	case S_IFIFO:
 		type_len = 8;