diff --git a/include/dirent.h b/include/dirent.h
index 857aad4db..010db6a11 100644
--- a/include/dirent.h
+++ b/include/dirent.h
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ struct dirent {
 #elif defined(__ATARI__)
 
 struct dirent {
-    char d_name[13];  /* 8.3 + trailing 0 */
+    char          d_name[13];  /* 8.3 + trailing 0 */
+    unsigned char d_type;
 };
 
-#define _DE_ISREG(t)  (1)
-#define _DE_ISDIR(t)  (0)
+#define _DE_ISREG(t)  ((t) != 0xC4)
+#define _DE_ISDIR(t)  ((t) == 0xC4)
 #define _DE_ISLBL(t)  (0)
 #define _DE_ISLNK(t)  (0)
 
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/posixdirent.s b/libsrc/atari/posixdirent.s
index f33a7f04f..cb84fca71 100644
--- a/libsrc/atari/posixdirent.s
+++ b/libsrc/atari/posixdirent.s
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ cioerr:		sty	__oserror
 		dey
 		dey
 		sta	(ptr1),y
-		cpy	#9
+		cpy	#8
 		bcs	@break
 		cmp	#' '
 		bne	@next
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ cioerr:		sty	__oserror
 		bne	@done
 
 @hasext:	jsr	copychar
+		ldy	#13		; d_type
+		sta	(ptr1),y
 		ldy	#11
 		jsr	copychar
 		ldy	#12